Director, Finance Transformation

This is a Full Time Job

The Director will own a portfolio of complex transformation initiatives, drive strategic decision-making, and ensure delivery of measurable business value. This role requires a blend of financial expertise, strategic thinking, executive presence, and hands-on leadership. The role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape the future of Finance at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead and direct end-to-end finance transformation initiatives, including operating model design, process optimization, and system-enabled change, driving results through disciplined project management and change leadership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Finance and the business-from Analysts through the CFO-to map key systems and end-to-end processes, manage ambiguity, identify root causes of inefficiencies, and drive alignment on prioritized opportunities.
• Own and direct delivery of multiple, concurrent initiatives, ensuring clear objectives, timelines, governance, and measurable outcomes while optimizing work processes and managing cross-team conflict.
• Proactively develop and recommend future-state designs, including process, operating model, and system changes, and communicate relevant transformation roadmaps, business cases, and value realization plans using structured, Minto Memo–style logic.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership, providing insights, recommendations, and thought leadership, and influencing executive decision-making through clear storytelling and well-structured PowerPoint materials.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and change impacts; proactively manage mitigation strategies.
• Oversee analytical frameworks, financial models, and KPIs used to assess performance and value creation.
• Guide the adoption and change management efforts to ensure sustainable implementation, aligning stakeholders, and reinforcing new ways of working.
• Coach and mentor analysts and managers, fostering strong analytical rigor, collaboration, and professional growth while attracting and developing top talent.
• Support the Office of the CFO on enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and executive-level communications.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, analytics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in finance, consulting, or transformation roles, with demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of financial planning, accounting, reporting, and analytics processes and systems.
• Exceptional executive communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex topics and influence senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build business cases, evaluate tradeoffs, and drive data-informed decisions.
• Experience with finance systems, data platforms, and analytics tools; advanced Excel required; knowledge of SAP S4/HANA is a plus.
• Strong project and change management capabilities; Agile or structured transformation experience a plus.
• High level of judgment, accountability, and ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments.
• Collaborative leadership style with a track record of developing high-performing teams.