Role/Team overview
Our HR team is all about making Sky a greatplace to work that’s both fair and inclusive for our people. We doOUR best to help everyone be at THEIR best. From hiring fantasticpeople to offering great benefits, from supporting learning andcareers to making sure everyone gets paid on time – it all makes adifference. We want our people to have everything they need todesign awesome products, create amazing TV, deliver the bestcustomer service and much, much,more.
We are looking for an experiencedsenior professional to lead critical workforce compliance,employment tax and payroll activity across major businessintegration and transformation programmes. The role will supportkey projects, working alongside Sky’s existing Employment Tax andPayroll subject matter experts.
Thesuccessful candidate will combine strong technical judgement withpractical delivery capability. They will lead complex, data-drivenreviews of contractor and contingent workforce arrangements,develop process, governance and controls, and help ensure that newbusinesses and workforce populations can be integrated into Sky ina compliant and sustainable way.
What you’ll do:
M&Aintegration and duediligence
Leademployment tax, payroll and workforce compliance workstreamssupporting acquisitions, integrations, separations and othercorporatechange.
Assessrisks identified through due diligence and translate findings intoclear integration, remediation and assuranceplans.
Developpractical and scalable approaches for bringing acquired businessesinto Sky governance frameworks, controls and operatingprocesses.
Partnerwith Legal, Finance, People, Payroll, Procurement and externaladvisers to manage dependencies, decisions and riskmitigation.
Provideclear, evidence-based recommendations to programme leaders andsenior governanceforums.
Workerpopulation, data and paymentanalysis
Establishcomplete and accurate populations across employee and non-employeeworker categories, including self-employed workers, PSC directors,freelancers, agency workers and Statement of Workarrangements.
Leaddata gathering and reconciliation across Workday, Accounts Payable,payroll, procurement, contract records and other relevantsystems.
Builda reliable view of worker identity, engagement route, paymenthistory, contractual basis and hiring managerownership.
Undertakepayment profiling, ranking and risk segmentation to supporttargeted sampling and furtherreview.
Validatedata completeness and accuracy, identify discrepancies and maintaina clear audit trail of sources, assumptions anddecisions.
Escalatepromptly any previously unidentified populations or gross paymentsoperating outside expectedprocesses.
Contractorand off-payroll compliancereviews
Leadreviews of engagement and onboarding arrangements for off payrollworkers, including freelancers, self-employed individuals, PSCs,agency workers and Statement of Worksuppliers.
Designproportionate, risk-based sampling approaches, including selectionof higher-value or otherwise higher-riskengagements.
Coordinatethe collection and review of contracts and supporting evidence toconfirm alignment with the basis on which workers are engaged andpaid.
Workwith technical specialists to assess compliance with employmentstatus, off-payroll working and relevant HMRCrequirements.
Bringpractical understanding of TV, production or media workforcemodels, or quickly develop this sectorknowledge.
Employmenttax and payrollgovernance
Reviewand strengthen governance and controls across key employment taxand payroll risks, including PAYE and NIC, PSA and P11D reporting,travel and expenses, share schemes and payrollcontrols.
Identifyprocess gaps and design sustainable policies, control frameworks,roles and responsibilities, approval routes and monitoringarrangements.
Ensureintegration plans consider data, systems, process, ownership,documentation and ongoing assurancerequirements.
Supportinternal audit, external audit and HMRC enquiries whererequired.
EssentialCriteria:
Significantexperience in workforce compliance, employment tax, payrollcompliance, internal audit, risk and controls, workforce advisoryor a closely relatedfield.
Experiencegained in a large in-house function, professional services firm orspecialistconsultancy.
Strongunderstanding of contingent workforce and worker engagement models,with sufficient employment tax and payroll knowledge to identifyrisks and work effectively with technicalspecialists.
Provenexperience leading complex, data-driven compliance, governance ortransformationreviews.
Strongdata analysis and reconciliation capability, with confidenceworking across fragmented HR, finance, payroll, procurement andcontractdata.
Abilityto design and execute risk-based sampling, evidence gathering,controls testing and remediationactivity.
Excellentproject management, stakeholder engagement and influencingskills.
Abilityto operate independently, structure ambiguous problems and deliverat pace with a high degree of technical credibility and practicaljudgement.
Clearwritten and verbal communication, with the ability to explaincomplex issues simply and make actions and decisionsexplicit.
Desirableskills and experience:
Experience supportingmergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, separations or businessintegrations.
Workdayexperience and familiarity with Accounts Payable, procurement,payroll or contingent workforcesystems.
Experienceof UK off-payroll working, employment status, PAYE and NIC,PSA/P11D, travel and expenses or share schemecompliance.
Experiencein media, broadcasting, production, entertainment or another sectorwith significant freelance and project-basedpopulations.
Experiencesupporting HMRC reviews or other regulatoryenquiries.
Arelevant professional qualification in tax, accountancy, payroll,audit, risk, project management or a relateddiscipline.
Benefitsand perks
There’s one thingpeople can’t stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: theperks.
Free Sky TV or NOWpackage, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
Pension package with up to9% employer contribution
Private healthcare withmental health support
AvivaDigital GP and dental insurance
Discountson Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass andSky Protect
Sharesave andTech schemes
A range of SkyVIP rewards and experiences
Howyou’ll work
We’ve adopted ahybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and howwe work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 daysin the office per week.
Your office base
Osterley/LivingstonWatermark
Osterley
OurSky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology andworkspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come tolife. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You canre- energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, getyour car washed and even get pampered at our beautysalon.
Our Osterley Campus is just a10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one ofour free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and EalingBroadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available forcars, motorbikes andbicycles.
LivingstonWatermark
Sky Watermark is ourcentral site for Livingston, sitting between Glasgow and Edinburgh.With vibrant office spaces, chill-out areas, and an onsite canteen,it’s a great place to work and connect.
The nearest train station is Livingston North. ASky shuttle bus runs between the station and campus every 20minutes throughout the day. Plus, there’s onsite parking availablefor cars, motorbikes andBicycles.
Additionalinformation
This is an initial 12month fixed-term role. The balance of activity will evolve acrossProject Iron and Project Keystone, so the successful candidate mustbe comfortable moving between detailed review work, technical andoperational problem solving, stakeholder leadership and programmedelivery.
Diversity andinclusion
It’s our people thatmake Sky Europe’s leading entertainment company. That’s why we workhard to be an inclusive employer, so everyone can be their best. Wewelcome different perspectives and experiences and aim to make ourrecruitment process accessible. Reasonable adjustments areavailable throughout the process.
Who we are
We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainmentcompany who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news andarts through innovative products and services. Working with usmeans you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to morepeople, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better forour customers, colleagues and society.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and valuediversity at our company. We’re a Disability Confident AccreditedEmployer, and welcome and encourage applications from allcandidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experiencefor all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you whereappropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as youcan.
Just so you know: if yourapplication is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminalrecord check. And depending on the role you have applied for andthe nature of any convictions you may have, we might have towithdraw the offer.
To be eligible forthis role you are required to have the appropriate right to work inthe UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for thisposition.
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