Financial Analyst

Join our TV Production Finance Department as a Financial Analyst in Production Finance Operations. If you are motivated, organized, and detail-focused, with a passion for financial analysis and the entertainment industry, we want to meet you. This role will centralize around banking operations and financial reporting, working closely with several internal teams.

Among other tasks, you will serve as the TVP Finance liaison to various departments of Sony, including Treasury and the Cap Gemini teams. The successful candidate should possess exceptional organization skills and the ability to multitask effectively. Flexibility is also key, as you will lead multiple projects simultaneously and adjust course quickly when necessary.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain all bank accounts, domestic and foreign.
• Administer bank account setup, check testing, and setup of HTH connections.
• Handle banking requests, such as modifying signatory cards, online user entitlements, local encashment privileges, and certified check requests.
• Collaborate with Production Accounting teams to devise cash flow forecasts and support the funding process. Monitor and ensure bank balances are sufficient.
• Coordinate and manage the stop payment and outstanding check process between productions and corporate.
• Receive, process, track, and reconcile deposits and other receipts.
• Partner with corporate treasury, the offshore team, and productions to address issues concerning positive pay, stop payments, and clearing outstanding checks.
• Support manager in oversight of offshore team in reconciling bank accounts between the bank reports, location accounting system, and SAP.
• Execute SAP journal entries to record check stock, deposit adjustments.
• Support Manager in preparing quarterly insurance allocations and production expense accruals.
• Coordinate setup of bank accounts for direct deposit payroll, and educate production teams on corresponding workflow.
• Undertake ad-hoc analysis and reporting.

Technical Skills:

• Aptitude for new concepts and effective problem-solving.
• Profound knowledge of financial systems and banking.
• Robust project management skills and capability to work with significant autonomy.
• Expertise in MS Excel and familiarity with Airtable, Tableau, Global Vista, Smart Accounting, and SAP/S4 Hana.

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organization, including upper management.
• Analytical and enthusiastic about complex problem solving and analysis using financial applications, with a particular focus on advanced Excel skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with a high level of academic curiosity, and a focus on generating results.
• Exhibits the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: BA/BS degree with emphasis in Accounting/Finance
• Preferably 2+ years of film and/or television industry finance or accounting experience

Eligibility Requirements:

• Willingness to work extended hours if needed
• Must be willing to submit to background check
• Must have work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be willing to work in Culver City, CA
• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered

The anticipated base salary for this position is $65,000 – $80,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

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.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at [email protected].