Senior FP&A Analyst — Global Marketing & Anaplan

Wwshemi; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Global Marketing Finance team in San Mateo seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to manage planning, forecasting and reporting for the worldwide marketing organisation, focusing on games marketing and PlayStation Studios titles.

You’ll collaborate with regional teams, drive accuracy of spend, participate in Anaplan adoption and build robust models to support decision making in a hybrid, in-office-2-days-per-week environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A or a related planning and performance reporting role, with the ability to manage workstreams independently.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills, with a sound understanding of financial statements and management reporting.
• Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, variance analysis and commentary for business stakeholders.
• Ability to investigate differences in complex data, identify the drivers of financial performance and explain findings clearly.
• Confidence working with stakeholders across functions and regions to gather inputs, review assumptions and resolve queries.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly reporting for games marketing spend, including variance analysis, management commentary and tracking of risks and opportunities.
• Prepare key elements of the quarterly forecast and annual budget, reviewing assumptions and following up with stakeholders to maintain accurate plans.
• Consolidate and review financial information across regions and business units, resolving inconsistencies and maintaining data quality for key titles.
• Work with marketing and accounting teams to track campaign commitments, accruals, actuals and forecast spend.
• Build and maintain financial models, reports and planning tools, including opportunities to use AI to improve routine analysis and reporting.
• Prepare regular reporting packs for finance and marketing stakeholders, explaining spend trends, variances and forecast movements.
• Support Anaplan adoption through training, testing, data validation and ongoing model improvements.
• Simplify reporting processes, strengthen controls and improve the consistency and reliability of financial information.
• Complete ad hoc financial analysis and respond to reporting requests from senior stakeholders.

Skills

FP&A experience

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Finance / Accounting / Economics degree

Professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/CPA)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Anaplan

Adaptive Insights

Hyperion

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Global Marketing Finance team in San Mateo seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to manage planning, forecasting and reporting for the worldwide marketing organisation, focusing on games marketing and PlayStation Studios titles.

You’ll collaborate with regional teams, drive accuracy of spend, participate in Anaplan adoption and build robust models to support decision making in a hybrid, in-office-2-days-per-week environment.