Trainee, Corporate & Central Functions - Spring

This is a Full Time Job

Job Description: Emerging Talent Programs

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences.

These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build on your experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Spring Trainee position is from January through May 30th (start and end dates are flexible based on your schedule) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday in the specified location. This type of opportunity will jump-start your career and prepare you for a career in the desired field.

This is not a remote role. A hybrid work option may or may not be available.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

The Culver City 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in analyzing financial data and preparing reports to provide insights.
• Help in preparation and tracking of budgets, forecasts, and financial projections for various departments.
• Perform accurate data entry, reconcile accounts, and ensure all transactions are recorded properly.
• Assist in creating presentations and reports to communicate financial performance.
• Assist with financial process improvement initiatives to achieve efficiency and optimize planning to support decision-making.
• Assist the team with various tasks on an ad hoc basis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Collaborative mindset and willingness to support different finance functions.
• Flexible, collaborative, quick learner with a strong proactive work ethic.
• Self-starter with passion, energy, enthusiasm, curiosity, and a growth mindset.
• Strong ability to analyze financial data and solve problems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Skilled at data visualization, creating impactful presentations & deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting, Business, or Economics; MBA preferred.
• In-depth experience with enterprise planning systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion, etc.) and business intelligence tools (e.g., SAP BW, Power BI, Tableau, Essbase, etc.); experience with SAP S/4 and BW/BPC preferred.