Senior Accountant

Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment is seeking a Senior Accountant for SPE's Nonfiction division, based in Van Nuys. You will own monthly close, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, acting as the main finance partner to producers, business leaders, and production teams.

You will analyze results, interpret contract terms, and drive improvements in financial processes with automation where possible. Strong Excel and SAP experience are valued, with CPA preferred and entertainment experience a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience; CPA preferred.
• Public accounting experience preferred; CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly divisional financial reporting packages and schedules.
• Analyze results against budget, forecast, and prior year with commentary.
• Coordinate annual budgets and quarterly forecasts across operations.
• Perform month-end and quarter-end close activities with journal entries and adjustments.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts quarterly and resolve discrepancies.
• Serve as a finance partner to divisional staff, producers, and other partners, for accurate accounting and reporting.
• Prepare recurring management reports and ad hoc analyses for leadership.
• Review contracts to understand financial terms and their implications.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Attention to detail

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Excel

SAP

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Senior Accountant, SPT Nonfiction

Join Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction's Finance team in a broad, business-facing role supporting television, documentary film, music, and other entertainment operations. The Senior Accountant will own key close, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting activities and serve as a primary finance and accounting partner to producers, business leaders, production accountants, and finance colleagues.

Based in our Van Nuys office and reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role will analyze monthly results, explain key performance drivers, assess the financial implications of contracts and new business initiatives, and identify opportunities to improve recurring finance processes.

The successful candidate will combine a strong accounting foundation with analytical curiosity, sound business judgment, and a collaborative working style. They will be proactive, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities, working independently, and translating detailed financial information into clear, actionable insights for both finance and non-finance partners.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly divisional financial reporting packages and supporting schedules
• Analyze results against budget, forecast, and prior year and prepare clear, decision-useful commentary
• Coordinate and prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, including gathering business inputs, updating assumptions, and consolidating financial information across assigned operations
• Perform month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned businesses, including journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and other accounting adjustments
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts quarterly and investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly
• Serve as a key finance and accounting partner to divisional staff, producers, production teams, and other business partners, obtaining the information needed for accurate accounting, forecasting, and reporting
• Prepare recurring management reports and ad hoc financial analyses for divisional and finance leadership
• Review contracts and other business documentation to understand financial terms and assess their accounting, accrual, forecasting, and reporting implications
• Support financial analysis related to new productions and business initiatives
• Identify and implement improvements to financial reporting, reconciliations, forecasting, and other recurring finance processes, including opportunities for automation
• Support corporate reporting requirements, internal and external audit requests, controls-related activities, and cross-functional finance initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Three or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience
• Public accounting experience preferred; CPA preferred
• Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven priorities while maintaining accuracy, sound judgment, and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret financial terms in contracts and other business documentation
• Ability to work independently while contributing actively to a collaborative team environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively and professionally with colleagues across the organization and with external business partners
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with detailed financial data
• Experience with SAP is a plus
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to improve finance processes is a plus
• Media and entertainment experience is a plus

The anticipated base salary for this position is $99,000 - $118,000. This role is overtime eligible and may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits.

The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

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.

Sony Pictures does not allow audio recording, video recording or use of AI note-taking tools during interviews.

Please be aware these tools may be enabled as a default and can be difficult to disable once the interview has started, so we recommend you check your device and disable these tools prior to the start of your interview. If recording or the use of the tools occurs during the interview and cannot be promptly turned off or disabled, the interviewer may end the interview.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at [e-mail].

Hi, we're Sony Pictures Entertainment We are in the business of creativity ... making some of the most beloved film and television of all time for every platform in the world. As the most creative and proudly independent studio, our future is boundless. Sony Pictures Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation, a creative entertainment company built on a foundation of technology. Along with our sister companies, we make movies, television, music and games that engage billions of people, connecting creators and audiences around the globe. We are looking for innovators to join us as we forge the future of entertainment! Don't see a job opportunity that matches your interests, skills or experiences? Join our Talent Community!