Financial Accountant

Sony; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Shuttle bus service

Staff car park with charging points

Learning & personal development

Job summary

Sony Europe is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to own statutory reporting across European entities and the Sports business. You will prepare statutory accounts, manage external audits, and ensure timely, compliant reporting while partnering with local finance teams and senior stakeholders.

In this globally integrated role, you will drive improvements to reporting processes, support tax compliance, and act as a trusted advisor on accounting issues within a complex multi-entity

Qualifications

• Part Qualified/Qualified Accountant OR demonstrable significant reporting experience in a multi-company/entity environment.
• We are willing to provide study support for those who are yet to qualify.
• Proven, hands-on experience preparing statutory financial statements, ideally across multiple legal entities within a multinational organisation.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS and/or UK GAAP.
• Experience coordinating statutory audits and working with external advisers.
• Confidence challenging senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and navigating competing priorities.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to independently manage reporting deadlines.
• Exposure to corporate tax compliance and SAP would be advantageous, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and submission of statutory accounts, tax packs, and tax returns for designated European entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
• Be the go-to expert for tax reporting and compliance across Sony Europe and our Sports business entities, as well as statutory accounting for designated Global Finance Accounting entities.
• Oversee our external partner and all aspects of tax compliance, including reporting, transfer pricing, corporate and deferred tax positions, tax losses/credits, and timely tax payments.
• Drive process and system improvements to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy, including supporting system implementations.
• Coordinate and manage external providers and support local tax audits in collaboration with the Global Tax Office.
• Collect, validate, and deliver accurate tax and financial data, including adjustments required to meet local statutory requirements.
• Provide proactive finance and tax guidance to internal stakeholders and act as a key liaison across Group Reporting, Global Tax, and local business teams.

Skills

IFRS/UK GAAP

Statutory reporting

Audit coordination

Stakeholder management

SAP experience

Education

Part Qualified/Qualified Accountant

Tools

SAP

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Financial Accountant with a strong background in statutory accounting to join Sony Europe's finance team. You'll take ownership of statutory reporting across designated European entities and our Sports businesses, preparing financial statements, managing external audit requirements and ensuring reporting is accurate, compliant and delivered on time. Alongside statutory reporting, you'll work closely with local finance teams, senior stakeholders and external advisers, supporting tax compliance and identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes. This role would be extremely suited to a technically strong, detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in a complex international environment and is driven by the chance to influence financial governance, strengthen compliance, and add real value to the wider organisation. Beyond day-to-day reporting, you'll have the opportunity to dive into various projects that improve processes and systems, helping us achieve greater efficiency and consistency across multiple entities! You will:

Key Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and submission of statutory accounts, tax packs, and tax returns for designated European entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
• Be the go-to expert for tax reporting and compliance across Sony Europe and our Sports business entities, as well as statutory accounting for designated Global Finance Accounting entities. Acting as a trusted advisor to the Finance team, you'll ensure all reporting is accurate, timely, and compliant.
• Oversee our external partner and all aspects of tax compliance, including reporting, transfer pricing, corporate and deferred tax positions, tax losses/credits, and timely tax payments.
• Drive process and system improvements to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy, including supporting system implementations.
• Coordinate and manage external providers and support local tax audits in collaboration with the Global Tax Office.
• Collect, validate, and deliver accurate tax and financial data, including adjustments required to meet local statutory requirements.
• Provide proactive finance and tax guidance to internal stakeholders and act as a key liaison across Group Reporting, Global Tax, and local business teams.

Key Requirements

• Part Qualified/Qualified Accountant OR demonstrable significant reporting experience in a multi-company/entity environment.
• We are willing to provide study support for those who are yet to qualify.
• Proven, hands‑on experience preparing statutory financial statements, ideally across multiple legal entities within a multinational organisation.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS and/or UK GAAP.
• Experience coordinating statutory audits and working with external advisers.
• Confidence challenging senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and navigating competing priorities.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to independently manage reporting deadlines.
• Exposure to corporate tax compliance and SAP would be advantageous, but not essentia.

Desirable

• Experience & knowledge of SAP ERP system
• Experience of operating within a global virtual team

Location & Benefits

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. Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe.