About the role
The Financial Planning Analyst will support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to assist with business decision-making. They will also maintain financial models and collaborate with various teams to ensure data accuracy and provide ad hoc analysis.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates should have experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling, along with strong proficiency in Excel. A solid understanding of accounting principles and familiarity with FP&A reporting tools is also required.
Benefits
Full description
We’re looking for a Financial Planning Analyst to join our finance team and support high-quality financial planning, reporting, and analysis that helps Sky make informed business decisions.
In this role you’ll help gather, consolidate, and interpret financial information, maintain planning models, and support budgeting and forecasting activities across the business. You’ll work closely with Finance and business teams to ensure data is accurate, reporting is timely, and insights are clear and useful.
You’ll also contribute to ad hoc analysis, business case support, and continuous improvement of financial planning tools and processes, helping strengthen the FP&A function and support better decision-making across Sky.
As this role engages with stakeholders and team members in both of Sky's Auckland offices, it is important that you'll be able to worth across both Auckland CBD and Mt Wellington offices.
- Assist with preparing financial reports, dashboards, and performance updates.
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes by gathering, consolidating, and checking financial data.
- Conduct variance analysis to help explain actual performance against budget and forecast.
- Maintain and update financial models, databases, and planning tools.
- Provide ad hoc analysis and support business case development as required.
- Work collaboratively with Accounting, Finance, and business teams to support accurate and aligned financial information.
You’ll bring exposure to budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modelling, and data analysis, along with a solid understanding of financial statements and accounting principles. You’ll be confident using Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and basic modelling, and ideally have familiarity with FP&A or reporting tools such as Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Power BI, or Tableau.
You’ll be detail-focused, curious, and comfortable working with data to identify trends and tell the story behind the numbers. Just as importantly, you’ll enjoy collaborating with others, building trusted working relationships, and contributing to a supportive finance team in a fast-moving business.
- Free Sky, Sky Sport Now, and Neon
- Free onsite parking at our Mt Wellington office
- A flexible, supportive culture where your ideas matter
- Great career development with real pathways to grow
- Discounted Southern Cross health insurance
- Discounted YMCA gym membership
