The Divisional Finance organization at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) provides business support and partnership for all finance related matters for their group(s), primarily ensuring that strong financial discipline and analysis is in place to support the decision making across each division and SPE towards achieving its goals and objectives.
Reporting to the Sr Manager, Finance, this role will support financial planning, investment analysis, and strategic decision making across corporate operations, including facilities and related capital initiatives. It is based in Culver City.
The successful candidate for the role will have hands-on experience and a strong track record of financial reporting and analysis, process improvement, interaction with senior operational and financial management, and excellent critical thinking, analytical, collaboration, presentation, & communication skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Build financial models and templates that enable deeper financial analyses to influence executive decision making
Accountable for the full P&L development of global annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly results analysis at the departmental and divisional level. Includes operating and capital expenses
Partner with business leaders to support capital project governance, investment approvals, and spending oversight.
Analyze variances and prepare narratives around the key drivers of difference
Prepare report packages and presentation decks for department leads, executives, and corporate submissions
Provide financial analysis to business and finance leads to enable timely decision making (e.g. cost/benefit analysis, what-if scenarios)
Drive the assessment and optimization of key processes around financial planning, management reporting, capital projects governance, and results analysis
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree in Finance
At least 4 years relevant work experience in real estate, entertainment, or technology companies, with at least 2 years in a managerial role
Experience leading annual budgeting, forecasting, and month-end financial analysis processes
Experience in tracking and reporting capital spend/projects
Experience in building financial models and templates
Experience partnering with business leaders to support planning, forecasting, and strategic decision making
Advanced user of Excel and Powerpoint
Good understanding of Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements
Good understanding of IFRS
Experience with enterprise planning systems (e.g. SAP, Hyperion, etc.) and business intelligence tools (e.g. SAP BW, Power BI, Tableau, Essbase, etc.)
Self-starter with strong (proactive) communication and prioritization skills
Ability to communicate financial concepts across all levels of the organization
Skilled at data visualization, creating impactful presentation & deliverables
Experience presenting financial analyses and recommendations to senior leadership
Attention to detail and accuracy
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Familiarity with leveraging AI to drive process automation and improvement
Experience or familiarity with real estate finance
Prior consolidation experience
Experience or familiarity with project management concepts and tools
Experience leading process optimization initiatives
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.
SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.
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Skills Required
- Bachelors degree in Finance
- At least 4 years relevant work experience in real estate, entertainment, or technology companies, with at least 2 years in a managerial role
- Experience leading annual budgeting, forecasting, and month-end financial analysis processes
- Experience in tracking and reporting capital spend/projects
- Experience in building financial models and templates
- Experience partnering with business leaders to support planning, forecasting, and strategic decision making
- Advanced user of Excel and Powerpoint
- Good understanding of Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements
- Good understanding of IFRS
- Experience with enterprise planning systems (e.g. SAP, Hyperion) and business intelligence tools (e.g. SAP BW, Power BI, Tableau, Essbase)
- Self-starter with strong proactive communication and prioritization skills
- Ability to communicate financial concepts across all levels of the organization
- Skilled at data visualization, creating impactful presentations and deliverables
- Experience presenting financial analyses and recommendations to senior leadership
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Familiarity with leveraging AI to drive process automation and improvement
- Experience or familiarity with real estate finance
- Prior consolidation experience
- Experience or familiarity with project management concepts and tools
- Experience leading process optimization initiatives
Sony Pictures Entertainment Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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What We Do
We are in the business of creativity, making some of the most beloved film and television of all time for every platform in the world. As the most creative and proudly independent studio, our future is boundless. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a division of Sony Group Corporation, a creative entertainment company built on a foundation of technology. Along with our sister companies, we make movies, television, music and games that engage billions of people, connecting creators and audiences around the globe. We are looking for innovators to join us as we forge the future of entertainment! SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in more than 130 countries.
