Accounting Analyst

sonyglobal; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Weybridge is seeking an Accounting Analyst to help maintain accurate financial reporting across revenue, inventory, and commercial investments. You'll work within the Europe Business Partnering team to support month-end close, governance, and policy alignment, with a focus on automation using data tools like RPA, Alteryx, and Power BI.

The role is suited to a driven finance professional who is part-qualified or newly qualified, offering exposure to IFRS, SOX controls, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or newly qualified finance professional.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end close, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Part-qualified accounting professional

Tools

Power BI

Power Pivot

Alteryx

RPA

Reporting tools

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.

Benefits

• 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 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.

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