Finance & Admin Manager

Please note that this role is based in Belgium. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the Belgium immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in Belgium for the duration of the employment.

Overview

Sony Pictures Releasing SA/NV is the Belgian branch of Sony Pictures Entertainment, active in the theatrical distribution of Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures movies in Belgium.

Based in our office in Brussels, this role reports remotely to the Theatrical VP Finance for France, Belgium & GSA (based in Paris). The Finance & Admin Manager role acts as the local finance business partner for the 3 studios we distribute, will collaborate with our GFO (Global Finance Operations) teams in Poland, and our regional and global home offices in London and LA.

Key Responsibilities

First and foremost, the role will be mainly oriented toward Planning and Financial Analysis, including but not limited to:

• Preparing and updating overhead budget and forecasting; perform reconciliation and variance analysis against actuals
• Prepare and update title forecasts for each studio, prepare and submit costs allocation to title, review, analyse and discuss budget and variances with Business Operations
• Review monthly reports and provide analysis to other studios (Universal & Paramount) as needed
• Provide support to Strategic and Business Development Decisions, support for the business, customer and vendor negotiations
• Lead global projects, locally and across all of SPRI that result in improvement opportunities, efficiencies, and/or cost savings.

Another important part of the role consists in the coordination with the various components of SPE’s Global Finance Organization (GFO) who deal with specific aspects of transactional accounting and processes:

• Work closely with Operations and GFO Disbursements to analyse, update, coordinate any necessary information relating to Purchases, Vendor Maintenance, and Payment operations, including title set up for all 3 studios. Input coding, review, approve overheads expenses and work closely with Procurement to prepare or review RFP with existing or new vendors and provide supporting documentation (local contracts) and explanation as needed to Operations, Finance and GFO.
• Provide GFO RTR with support for periodic accruals and explanation for variances against budget (overheads or title related); manage and report local petty cash.
• Coordinate the preparation of statutory financial statements and tax returns with GFO Statutory & Tax, act as local point of contact for tax filings (VAT, CIT, on-line statistical reports) and statutory filings (BNB, UBO, etc.), sending relevant documents and information as needed.
• Provide support to GFO and/or CG to get information from local collections' account, coordinate billing and collections issues with operations and liaise with local circuits as needed
• Coordinate the preparation of monthly payroll with P&O department and external service provider, maintaining local employees’ data and contracts, coordinate communication with local service providers (medical insurance, pension funds, etc.)
• Coordinate with facilities group relating to premises, coordinate IT questions with technical support team based in France and management of office supplies (stationery, refreshments, copiers etc.)

Experiences and Qualifications Required

Accounting background, strong FP&A skills, good knowledge of finance systems (SAP S4, BW, etc.), proficient use of Excel, a strong sense of organization, rigorous mind, strong logic as well as capacity to work efficiently under tight deadlines in uncertain environment, adapting to change.

Enthusiastic, optimistic, excellent communication skills, working diligently with colleagues on site and off site with a global mentality.

Bachelor degree or equivalent qualifications in finance or administration/business along with accounting training and experience. Ideally 3 to 5-year experience in FP&A, Film industry experience a plus but experience in service or distribution in an international environment.

Must be Fluent in English & Fluent in either French or Dutch

If you require any reasonable adjustments with any part of the recruitment process, including the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email.

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