Finance Intern

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that builds on your experience and develops your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Summer Internship is from May/June through August 29th (start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in person in the specified office location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university interested in continuing their education through professional experience.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: 

The Latin America (LATAM) Ad Sales Finance Department provides administrative, financial, and accounting support for the Sony Pictures Television Latin America division. The team works across all lines of business including Advertising Sales, TV Distribution, and Theatrical.  Our team supports digital initiatives including revenues earned on YouTube, Social Media platforms, and FAST channels.  The team is primarily responsible for billing and collections including revenue recognition, cash flow optimization, and financial analysis and reporting for LATAM.    

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The candidate will focus on the following key projects:

• Assist with the Yay Pay A/R software including tasks such as updating advertiser and agency profiles, workflows, and assisting with User Acceptance Testing
• Work with the Billing and Collections team to generate invoices, credit and debit memos, as well as cash applications
• Work on clearing of unapplied cash accounts
• Assist with the preparation of Settlement statements to process payments owed to third party networks for regional collections
• Prepare Agency incentive reconciliations to ensure accruals are properly updated on a quarterly basis
• Assist with the monthly reconciliation of Digital revenues and expenses.
• Withholding tax certificate reconciliations
• Assist with the monthly close process by parking journal entries related to cash, balance sheet, and receivables balances.
• Assist with review of Cash and Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
• Preparing of monthly A/R status reports.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills as this individual will have to work effectively with commercial, finance, and operations teams across the region. 
• Fluency in Spanish and English, oral and written are required. 
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years of relevant working experience/internships
• Finance / Accounting background a plus
• SAP knowledge a plus

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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 SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.