Associate Director, Finance

This is a Full Time Job

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Associate Director, Finance to join our team at Black Sky Creative. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the financial health and integrity of our ventures. Responsibilities include managing accounts payable and receivable, reconciling financial statements, preparing budgets and forecasts, and analyzing financial data to support decision-making. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in accounting software, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Black Sky Creative is revolutionizing how the world's leading brands and IP interact and connect with consumers by creating impactful real-world experiences that leverage innovative design, technologies, and operational strategies. Black Sky's visionary team conceptualizes and executes groundbreaking ventures across immersive entertainment, experiential retail, innovative food and beverage concepts, and high-impact branding initiatives.

What you'll do:
• Responsible for the Black Sky Creative accounting department and all Black Sky subsidiaries accounting departments. This includes bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable.
• Oversee and direct the Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable functions.
• Prepare month end reporting for senior leadership.
• Maintain internal controls over financial accounting and reporting processes in compliance with Sony Music Entertainment.
• Develop, document, and enforce internal accounting controls, policies, and procedures.
• Perform vendor outreach, research, and verification of payment discrepancies.
• Help to ensure strict deadlines are met on the daily, weekly, and monthly schedule.
• Oversee all aspects of tax compliance including sales tax, federal and state income taxes, franchise tax, etc., with assistance from external accounting partners.
• Other adhoc projects as assigned to assist with budgeting and forecasting.

Who you are:
• 5 years of accounting experience in a similar role.
• Familiarity with IFRS.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, SAP, and Quickbooks with a working knowledge of other accounting software.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented individual with strong sense of ownership.
• Self-starter who can manage multiple competing business priorities.
• Strategic, analytical, and agile thinker with problem-solving skills.
• Ability to comprehend big-picture and also pay close attention to details.

What we give you:
• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to fuel the creative journey
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• Our Hybrid with Flexibility approach combines the flexibility of remote working with the benefits of in-person collaboration whenever we need to come together to do our best work. Managers will partner with their teams and employees to establish work arrangements that meet the business, team, and individual needs.
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition and student loans
• We invest in your professional growth & development
• Time off for a winter recess


The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

California Pay Range

$115,000 — $125,000 USD