Sr. Financial Analyst

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Sr. Financial Analyst, Business Partnering

This is a remote position that can be based in the United States or Canada but must be able to work eastern standard time hours as necessary

• Partner with studios and internal finance teams across month-end, quarter-end and ad hoc deliverables.
• Work alongside internal accounting team to ensure appropriate journals posted (e.g. accruals, materials reclasses, etc). This Sr. Finance Analyst also holds a key role in ensuring titles are fully allocated each month.
• Royalties reconciliation and tracking.
• Oversight of rent/facilities related items across the assigned group of studios.
• Monthly update and co-management (alongside Sr. Finance Manager) of title development cost trackers.
• Conduct month-end budget vs. actuals meetings with studios, expectations are to highlight key variances and to research prior to call. Provide context to studio (or query to them) to ensure alignment on key items.
• Support Senior Finance Manager with preparation of quarterly forecast/budget meetings. This Includes preparation of quarterly presentation deck & ownership of underlying data file. Ensure alignment on greenlight status with project lifetime budgets.
• Ongoing monitoring of title allocations, to lead all allocation matters (including year-end clean up).
• Ad-Hoc support with title greenlight process and title review processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with +7 years of experience within accounting and FP&A
• CPA strongly preferred
• Experienced user of financial reporting applications
• Written skills appropriate for all levels of management
• Appreciation for data integrity, process definition and organizational agreement
• Effective at working efficiently in a remote position with several studios
• Passionate about gaming and the gaming industry
• Ability to establish rapport with stakeholders in game development studios

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.