Accounting Analyst

Sony Corporation; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Canteen

Shuttle bus between station and office

Bike racks

Job summary

Based at the Weybridge office, Sony Europe is seeking an Accounting Analyst - Revenue, Commercial Investment and Inventory to support month-end close, revenue recognition, inventory reporting and balance sheet analysis.

You will collaborate with the European finance team, drive process improvements, and use tools like Power BI and Alteryx to deliver accurate reporting while adhering to IFRS and SOX controls.

Qualifications

• Relevant finance or accounting experience in a large/complex/fast-paced org.
• Strong analytical skills with handling large data sets.
• Good systems capability, incl. Power BI/Power Pivot and dashboards or reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end close process, incl. journal entries, accruals, provisions, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, analysis, and submission of management and corporate reports.
• Perform accounting and reporting activities related to revenue, inventory, commercial investments, and operating expenses.
• Analyze financial data and investigate variances, trends, and business performance drivers.
• Ensure IFRS compliance, internal controls (SOX), and adherence to corporate policies.
• Support audits, statutory reporting, and HQ consolidation requirements.
• Provide accounting support and guidance to finance and non-finance stakeholders across the business.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and automation to enhance efficiency and reporting quality.
• Collaborate with outsourced service providers and monitor service delivery.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Tools

Power BI

Power Pivot

Dashboards

Job description

Accounting Analyst - Revenue, Commercial Investment and Inventory Location: Weybridge The Accounting Analyst will contribute to maintaining accurate and timely financial reports covering essential areas like revenue recognition, commercial investment, inventory, variable SG&A, and balance sheet reporting.

Within Sony Europe Business Partnering team, this role will contribute to month-end procedures and financial operations to secure seamless delivery and outstanding results.

The role will help reinforce governance, boost efficiency, and support alignment with Sony Corporate Accounting Policy and applicable European requirements.

This role is an outstanding chance for a driven, part-qualified, newly qualified, or analytically focused finance professional.

It provides the opportunity to grow skills in technical accounting, business collaboration, and process enhancement within a complex pan-European setting.

The position includes working with automation and data tools such as RPA, Alteryx, Power BI, and other reporting solutions, supported by third-party transactional partners when relevant.

You will:

• Support the month-end close process, including journal entries, accruals, provisions, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, analysis, and submission of management and corporate reports.
• Perform accounting and reporting activities related to revenue, inventory, commercial investments, and operating expenses.
• Analyze financial data and investigate variances, trends, and business performance drivers.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards (IFRS), internal controls (SOX), and corporate policies.
• Support audits, statutory reporting, and HQ consolidation requirements.
• Provide accounting support and guidance to finance and non-finance stakeholders across the business.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and reporting quality.
• Collaborate with outsourced service providers and monitor service delivery to ensure high-quality financial operations.

You will bring:

• Relevant finance or accounting experience, ideally gained in a large, complex or fast-paced organization.
• Strong analytical skills, with confidence working with large data sets.
• Good systems capability, ideally including Power BI, Power Pivot, dashboards or reporting tools.
• A Proactive and independent personality, with curiosity to improve processes and the confidence to challenge existing ways of working.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with the ability to support projects and collaborate effectively.
• Effective work with both finance and non-finance colleagues.

Your new office Weybridge

Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times. Take a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbMOzjoVA

Life at Sony

We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture. We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about. You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap!

Bring your uniqueness to Sony

We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

We are Sony Europe

Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique. With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.

Equal Opportunity Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process.

For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at [e-mail] or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.

Purpose

Fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.

Values

Dreams & Curiosity Pioneer the future with dreams and curiosity.

Diversity

Pursue the creation of the very best by harnessing diversity and varying viewpoints.

Integrity & Sincerity

Earn the trust for the Sony brand through ethical and responsible conduct.

Sustainability

Fulfill our stakeholder responsibilities through disciplined business practices.

Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe.