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Job Description
Based in Sky’s office in Osterley, the credit risk team are key to the commercial objectives of the company. We support customers by ensuring they aren’t taking on unsustainable debt, as well as protecting the bad debt position of the P&L’s we support.
Job Description
Based in Sky’s office in Osterley, the credit risk team are key to the commercial objectives of the company. We support customers by ensuring they aren’t taking on unsustainable debt, as well as protecting the bad debt position of the P&L’s we support.
As a Credit Risk Forecasting Manager, you will be a driving force behind Sky's credit risk lending strategy. You will lead a dynamic team within a rapidly growing business, working closely with partners across Marketing, Trading, Finance, Product, Propositions, and Routes to Market in both the UK and European regions. This role is responsible for overseeing the company’s budget management, risk analysis, and financial planning processes. You will collaborate with senior leadership to ensure strategic alignment with business goals while managing financial risks effectively.
We are part of the Connectivity org, and support on our Glass product, as well as other regions outside the UK. It’s an exciting time to be in Credit Risk with Sky!
What You’ll Do
- Budget Management: Oversee and manage the financial budget, including monthly tracking, analysis, and adjustments, ensuring the business stays within its allocated budget for the full year.
- Monthly Financial Reviews: Lead monthly sessions with the Director to review spend performance against forecasted goals, identify variances, and implement corrective actions where necessary.
- Full-Year Budget Planning: Develop and execute the full-year budget plan, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and financial targets.
- Quarterly Planning for Risk Key Indicators: Analyse and incorporate sales plans into the quarterly planning process to assess and manage risk key indicators. Collaborate with business units to evaluate financial risks and opportunities.
- Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams: Engage with stakeholders across Finance, Marketing, Trading, Commercial, and other departments to ensure plans are aligned with overall business strategy. Regularly update and communicate plans that impact KPIs and credit risk.
- Performance Tracking: Track current performance against plan, feed results into weekly/monthly updates, and present findings to senior management. Evaluate previous activity and ensure continuous improvement in planning and documentation processes.
- Forecasting and Budget Inputs: Engage with the Credit Risk team and capture upcoming costs for future deliveries to feed into budget planning and cost forecasting.
- Contract Management: Develop contract summaries for each supplier, outlining key terms, deliverables, and payment schedules. Utilize tools like Ariba/Beeline for managing purchase requisitions (PR) and ensuring compliance with procurement policies.
- Strategy Presentation: Present the plan and the strategy to wider teams and commercial stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals and performance targets.
- Proven experience in budget management, financial planning, and risk assessment.
- Strong forecasting experience, with expertise in sales, demand, or churn forecasts.
- Ability to analyse large data sets, with proficiency in tools like Excel.
- Strong commercial acumen and numeracy skills, with experience building business cases.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- Clear and concise communication skills, able to tailor messages for senior leadership.
- Collaborative attitude, with experience working with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage priorities and adapt to changing objectives.
- Experience in supplier onboarding and contract management, with knowledge of procurement tools like Ariba/Beeline.
We understand the importance of flexibility in today’s working environment. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid working approach, combining collaboration at our unique office spaces with the convenience of working from home. For this role, you’ll typically work three days a week in the office (Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays), with the option to work remotely on other days.
During the recruitment process, we’ll provide more details on how this approach supports collaboration, productivity, and work-life balance. Your office base: Osterley Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
The Rewards
There's a reason people can't stop talking about . Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few: Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place! A generous pension package! Private healthcare Discounted mobile and broadband Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences
Inclusion
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation and we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Why wait? Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
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#J-18808-Ljbffr- Location:
- Isleworth, England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £60,000 - £80,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Management & Operations