Manager, Corporate FP&A

The Corporate and Central Functions Finance department for Sony Pictures Entertainment keeps the divisional leaders apprised of all finance related matters for their group(s), primarily ensuring that a strong financial discipline and analysis is in place to support the division in achieving its goals and objectives. The team has responsibility for delivering management reporting for the division including budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, etc. as well as ad hoc reporting and strategic analysis to support decision making.

Based in the Philippines, the Manager, Corporate FP&A, will cover the following key responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Develop annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly results analysis at the departmental and divisional level. Includes operating and capital expenses.

• Analyze variances and prepare narratives around the key drivers of difference.

• Prepare report packages and presentations for department leads, executives, and corporate submissions.

• Build financial models and templates that enable deeper financial analyses and multiple reporting views.

• Drive some of the assessment and optimization of key processes around financial planning, management reporting, capital projects governance, and results analysis.

• Provide analytical support to business and finance leads to enable timely decision making (e.g. cost/benefit analysis, what-if scenarios).

Candidate Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Finance.

• Typically at least 4 years relevant work experience in real estate, entertainment, or technology companies.

• Experience in preparing and analyzing P&L statements.

• Experience in tracking and reporting capital spend/projects.

• Experience in building financial models and templates.

• Advanced user of Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience with enterprise planning systems (e.g. SAP, Hyperion, etc.) and business intelligence tools (e.g. SAP BW, Power BI, Tableau, Essbase, etc.).

• Self-starter with strong (proactive) communication and prioritization skills.

• Ability to communicate financial concepts across all levels of the organization.

• Skilled at data visualization, creating impactful presentation and deliverables.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Willing to work the night shift (12am to 9am Manila time). Flexible with changes in working hours due to business needs.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or familiarity with real estate finance highly preferred.

• Prior consolidation experience.

• Good understanding of Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements.

• Good understanding of US GAAP.

• Experience or familiarity with project management concepts and tools.

• Experience leading process optimization initiatives.

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