If you have solid FP&A experience, an affinity for the rapidly evolving media and entertainment industry, and a keen interest in process improvement you've come to the right place!
Sony Pictures Entertainment is currently looking for a unique individual to be a key member of our FP&A team supporting our corporate and central functions. Based in Los Angeles and reporting to the VP of Corporate FP&A, the Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for delivering timely and accurate financial reporting, analyses, and insights to enhance decision-making. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to help our department become an indispensable partner to all stakeholders!
A little bit about our organization
The Corporate Finance department for Sony Pictures Entertainment keeps our functional leaders apprised of all finance related matters for their group(s), primarily ensuring that strong financial discipline and analyses are in place to help them achieve their goals and objectives. The team has responsibility for budgeting and management reporting for each function, including development of annual operating plans and quarterly forecasts, monthly variance analysis, capital planning, and other ad hoc reporting and analysis.Departments supported include:
CFO Corporate Groups: Information Technology, Finance, Global Real Estate and Facilities, Procurement, Information Security and Administrative Services
People & Operations
General Counsel Groups
Strategy and Corporate Development
Corporate Communications
Responsibilities
Assist with the preparation of the financial budgets, quarterly forecasts, and mid-range plans with primary focus on providing financial analysis and insights
Support the continual improvement in budget and forecasting processes to enhance data-driven decision-making
Review actual performance relative to budgets and forecasts and prepare supporting variance analyses with a focus on commercial and operating drivers
Assist with the preparation of timely and accurate monthly/quarterly financial results presentations
Partner with accounting team to improve availability and flow of information
Maintain reports and datasets in SAP-based planning solutions
Deliver ad hoc financial analysis and modeling to support the needs of the business
Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business and proactively engage with partners to support their objectives
Demonstrate strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills for executive audiences
Qualifications
Above all, we are looking for an exceptional individual with strong intellectual, critical thinking, decision making, humility, honesty, and analytical and financial skills. Ideally, you will have spent a portion of your career in a financial role supporting corporate or centralized support departments, preferably in the media and entertainment industry.
More specifically, you should meet most the following qualifications:
At least 4 years of FP&A experience; media/entertainment industry experience preferred but not required
Experience with Enterprise planning systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, etc.)
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, Business or Economics; MBA and/or CPA preferred
Change agent adept at successfully challenging the status quo
Excellent communication skills especially with non-Finance individuals
Advanced Excel skills (e.g., index/match, data tables, etc.)
Experience in building financial models and templates
Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects
Critical thinker with excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, and can communicate effectively with senior operational and financial management
Knowledge of business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP BW, Power BI, Tableau, Essbase, etc.), SQL, VBA a plus
Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE Accommodation Assistance@spe.sony.com.
