Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A Corporate & Central Functions

Sony Pictures Entertainment•Culver City, CA

8d•$79,200 - $99,000•Onsite

About The Position

Sony Pictures Entertainment is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join its FP&A team, supporting corporate and central functions. This role is based in Los Angeles and reports 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. The Corporate Finance department keeps functional leaders informed of finance-related matters, ensuring strong financial discipline and analyses to help them achieve their goals. The team manages budgeting and management reporting for each function, including annual operating plans, quarterly forecasts, monthly variance analysis, capital planning, and ad hoc reporting. 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, and Corporate Communications.

Requirements

At least 4 years of FP&A experience.
Experience with Enterprise planning systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, etc.).
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, Business or Economics.
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.

Nice To Haves

Affinity for the rapidly evolving media and entertainment industry.
Keen interest in process improvement.
Media/entertainment industry experience preferred but not required.
MBA and/or CPA preferred.
Change agent adept at successfully challenging the status quo.
Knowledge of business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP BW, Power BI, Tableau, Essbase, etc.), SQL, VBA a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist with the preparation of financial budgets, quarterly forecasts, and mid-range plans with a 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 the accounting team to improve the 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.