Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A Corporate & Central Functions

Sonypictures; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 79,200 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City, California is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst. This role involves delivering accurate financial reporting and analyses to enhance decision-making in a dynamic media environment.

The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of FP&A experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in SAP and advanced Excel. The position offers an anticipated salary of $79,200‑$99,000 and may qualify for comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of FP&A experience, preferably in media/entertainment.
• Experience with enterprise planning systems like SAP.
• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking ability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial budgets, quarterly forecasts, and mid-range plans.
• Support improvement in budget and forecasting processes.
• Review actual performance against budgets and forecasts.

Skills

FP&A experience

Strong presentation skills

Advanced Excel skills

Financial modeling

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Economics

MBA and/or CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

SAP BW

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

If you have solid FP&A experience, an affinity for the rapidly evolving media and entertainment industry, and a keen interest in process improvement you’ve come to the right place!

Sony Pictures Entertainment is currently looking for a unique individual to be a key member of our FP&A team supporting our corporate and central functions. Based in Los Angeles and reporting to the VP of Corporate FP&A, the Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for delivering timely and accurate financial reporting, analyses, and insights to enhance decision‑making. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to help our department become an indispensable partner to all stakeholders!

A little bit about our organization

The Corporate Finance department for Sony Pictures Entertainment keeps our functional leaders apprised of all finance related matters for their group(s), primarily ensuring that strong financial discipline and analyses are in place to help them achieve their goals and objectives. The team has responsibility for budgeting and management reporting for each function, including development of annual operating plans and quarterly forecasts, monthly variance analysis, capital planning, and other ad‑hoc reporting and analysis.

Departments supported include:

• CFO Corporate Groups: Information Technology, Finance, Global Real Estate and Facilities, Procurement, Information Security and Administrative Services
• People & Operations
• General Counsel Groups
• Strategy and Corporate Development
• Corporate Communications

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of the financial budgets, quarterly forecasts, and mid‑range plans with primary focus on providing financial analysis and insights
• Support the continual improvement in budget and forecasting processes to enhance data‑driven decision‑making
• Review actual performance relative to budgets and forecasts and prepare supporting variance analyses with a focus on commercial and operating drivers
• Assist with the preparation of timely and accurate monthly/quarterly financial results presentations
• Partner with accounting team to improve availability and flow of information
• Maintain reports and datasets in SAP‑based planning solutions
• Deliver ad‑hoc financial analysis and modeling to support the needs of the business
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business and proactively engage with partners to support their objectives
• Demonstrate strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills for executive audiences

Qualifications

Above all, we are looking for an exceptional individual with strong intellectual, critical thinking, decision making, humility, honesty, and analytical and financial skills. Ideally, you will have spent a portion of your career in a financial role supporting corporate or centralized support departments, preferably in the media and entertainment industry.

More specifically, you should meet most of the following qualifications:

• At least 4 years of FP&A experience; media/entertainment industry experience preferred but not required
• Experience with Enterprise planning systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, Business or Economics; MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Change agent adept at successfully challenging the status quo
• Excellent communication skills especially with non‑Finance individuals
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g., index/match, data tables, etc.)
• Experience in building financial models and templates
• Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects
• Critical thinker with excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, and can communicate effectively with senior operational and financial management
• Knowledge of business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP BW, Power BI, Tableau, Essbase, etc.), SQL, VBA a plus

The anticipated base salary for this position is $79,200‑$99,000. This role 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.

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