Finance Manager
Sony Pictures
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Full Time Job
Finance Manager, UK TV Production
Please note this role is based in the United Kingdom. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom. Note: this role offers the possibility to work from another European Location.
Overview
The Finance Manager is the lead finance business partner role for the UK unscripted operating companies (Opcos) and other unscripted international projects, as well as providing finance support to UK scripted and minority interest (MI's) production companies. The role will be working closely with management and local production teams within Opcos, Global Finance Office (GFO), Cap Gemini resource (CG) and Order to Cash (OTC) teams.
This is a hands-on role responsible for provision of financial support including financial planning and budgeting, reporting, production accounting and oversight of financial control, compliance, and accounting.
The role will be a key point of contact for the production accountants and wider production team in managing production costs to budget as well as supporting ongoing production and business operationally.
The role will support Business Affairs providing financial input in commercial decision making.
Excellent communication and organisation skills are key as this individual will need to work effectively with different production teams within the region as well as cross departmental teams.
What you will be working on:
Scope: The role covers production accounting support; planning support and companies support for the UK Production Companies. The role is supported by the shared service centers (GFO, CG, OTC, Stat&Tax Hub).
Business & Operational Support
• Support production business with review of budgets and cost management of productions and business operations
• Working with Business Affairs team to support programming agreements and paperwork
• Oversight of production accountants ensuring they adhere to Sony financial and business controls
• Support Stat & Tax hub and GFO team with the audit process for all unscripted production companies to include preparation of financial statements and be a client contact for external auditors as related to commercial matters
• Responsible for management reporting information to production MD's, P&L, cashflow and balance sheet
• Responsible for oversight of any other International Unscripted projects
• Support production finance team with inputs for any Greenlight modelling
Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
• Responsible for regular forecasting and budgets for production companies
• Support and review SFA submission into BPC Analysis for Office system
• Responsible for production cashflow forecasts
• Responsible for preparation and management of planning cycles i.e. MRP, Budget, Quarterly forecasts presentations for Unscripted companies
• Prepare finance plan memo's for greenlight process on new unscripted productions
• Responsible for SPTP UK cash forecasting and liaising with SGTS for credit facilities
Process & Oversight
• Oversight of holding company, SPTP UK, including managing loan facilities with all UK Opcos and Minority Interest companies
• Oversight of Minority Interest companies, reviewing P&L, Cash & BS against plan/forecast
• Oversight of finance reporting from the GFO/CG teams
• Review and sign off VAT returns for unscripted companies
• Oversight of OTC billing process ensuring up to date billing
Projects & Continuous Improvement
• Responsible for oversight of participations reporting within unscripted entities and clearing legacy participations liabilities
• Support any IT systems enhancements and implementations i.e. Access Dimensions, BPC
• Various projects and scenarios to aid FD in decision support for the UK TV Production division
• Ad hoc project tasks as they may arise
What we need from you:
• Typically 5-6 years' experience in Finance & 5-6 years' in Entertainment.
• Strong business acumen and excellent financial analysis experience and skills
• Fully qualified professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA)
• Knowledge and experience within television production environment
• Effectively communicate across the Business and Finance organization with strong English oral and written skills and demonstrate a willingness to generate and share information.
• Possess a well organised and efficient approach combined with the capability to follow through work on own initiative to completion
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Possess the ability to influence at all levels and gain immediate creditability across the business
• Flexible approach as well as possessing the ability to cope well under pressure, multi-task, prioritise effectively and efficiently to ensure work is carried out accurately, in a timely manner
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and make administrative decisions based on a broad understanding of relevant policies and/or operational requirements, while also knowing when to escalate issues higher
• Establish and confidently cultivate positive working relationships internally across departments and externally
• Highly proficient and proven level of IT skills across range of financial systems
• Knowledge of SAP and Access Dimensions
• Knowledge of current UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP
Sony Pictures Entertainment is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies and procedures. No worker or potential worker will therefore receive less favourable treatment due to his or her race, age, creed, sexual orientation, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, religion, gender, marital status or Trade Union membership (if applicable).
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