Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

Sony Corporation; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Weybridge seeks an experienced financial professional to join their Operational Planning & Control team. The ideal candidate will have solid experience with SAP ERP, strong budgeting skills, and a knack for business partnering. This role offers a vibrant work environment with competitive salaries, flexible working policies, and strong support for employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Onsite canteen

Barista style coffee shop

Wellbeing Coordinator

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Experience of working across a European business within a multi-cultural environment.
• Good understanding of core Finance & Accounting process areas preferred.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close including final sign off.
• Post close detailed analysis and compilation of financial bridges.
• Budget and Forecast execution owning the process and driving results.
• Business Partnering with department heads and budget holders.

Skills

Excellent knowledge of SAP ERP (FI-CO module)

Business partnering

Budget and Forecast execution

Cost management

Education

Fully qualified - CIMA/ACA/ACCA

Tools

SAP ERP

BW/BO systems

Job description

Are you an ambitious financial professional, looking to join a team where you will be empowered and supported to develop your skills and experience so that you can progress your career within the organisation?

You will join a compact and skilled Operational Planning & Control team, where you will jointly own the varied Financial Planning & Control calendar requirements across Sony Electronics Europe, and utilise your understanding of the financial/operational outputs of the business to drive results in conjunction with neighboring cross-functional departments.

You should be someone with a credible finance background, from operational levels up to more strategic / business partnering more recently in your career, ideally within a large international organisation where you have adapted styles to suit corporate cultures. You should thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous and creative environment, where you will enjoy the challenges of presenting figures and solutions to business leaders through both formal and informal channels.

Responsibilities:

• Month-end close including final sign off (in liaison with Sony Global Finance Accounting)
• Post close detailed analysis and compilation of financial bridges, presented to management and submitted to Tokyo
• Budget and Forecast execution within Sony Europe framework, owning the process and driving the results
• Business Partnering with department heads and budget holders, cost management and decision support
• Owning the allocation of costs to reporting units process in liaison with BI team
• Maintenance and control of the table of authority
• Co-ordinate and manage controlling processes for fixed costs.
• Corporate projects for increased efficiencies

Requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of SAP ERP (FI-CO module principally) required and ideally of BW/BO systems
• Fully qualified - CIMA preferably, or ACA/ACCA
• Experience of working across a European business within a multi-cultural environment
• Good understanding of core Finance & Accounting process areas preferred

Our Office:

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.

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.

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.

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