Role/Team Overview:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Group Finance Team as a Personal Assistant for our new business area. You will report into our Managing Director for New Business and Integration (UK).
The Team is responsible for identifying new business opportunities to further grow Sky and add value to our customers.
Please reach out to Ben Bradley should you have any questions.
What you’ll do:
Proactive diary management – seamlessly organising and maintaining extremely busy and constantly changing diaries. Booking all meeting rooms, organising frequent video conferencing sessions between offices in all territories, including Comcast and other external companies.
Assist with managing diaries and coordinating meetings for other Finance team leadership as needed
Manage travel - arranging occasional domestic and international travel itineraries, flights, rail and taxis.
Providing professional and effective administrative support –hospitality orders, preparing agendas/materials, meeting and greeting visitors, onboarding new starters and processing expenses.
Acting as a delegate for Sky systems including Sky Life/Workday, SAP Concur and Spark for all administrative functions required (i.e. approvals, requests, purchasing, invoicing).
Provide ad-hoc support for the leadership team, supporting in socials and team activities where required.
Work collaboratively with other PAs across Sky’s Group Finance team. Flexing and adapting where required and supporting each other, whilst also providing admin cover as and when needed for colleague’s holiday.
What you’ll bring:
Extensive experience as a Personal Assistant to a Managing Director within a large scale, matrixed organisation
Experience of dealing with large, highly sensitive projects whilst adding value
Exceptional organisational skills, able to multi-task, have good time management and an eye for detail.
Proven ability to work under pressure, to tight time scales and enjoy understanding issues and problem solving.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy – using methodical approach to ensure all aspects of a task or project are anticipated and dealt with.
Ability to show maturity and initiative in often pressurised and confidential situations.
Excellent communication skills (verbal & written); able to build effective relationships internally and externally.
Pro-active team member with excellent interpersonal skills and capability to create rapport at all levels. Equally able to work independently.
Benefits and perks
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
How you’ll work
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.
Your office base
Osterley
Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.
Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.
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.
