Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (Fixed Term)

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Position Summary:

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) division on a temporary assignment basis only. The term will be approximately 4 months (late Oct. ’24 – late Feb. ’25). This Analyst will be responsible for supporting SCA’s Annual Budget & Forecasting activities for a large scale of divisions, specifically as we implement new systems and automated processes (powered by MS Azure, SQL, etc.)

This team member would be required to work from the NYC office 3 days a week and the role will end March 1, 2025.

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of detailed current year Financial Forecast data submitted by SCA operating groups, including reconciling Year-to-date Actuals information

• Analysis of detailed Annual Budget for following fiscal year

• Maintain source information driving automated database

• Manage organization of SharePoint website hosting all financial planning & reporting materials

• Assist with Headcount Tracking, Analysis & Variance explanations

• Assist with creation of Management Reporting decks for various data scopes and stakeholders

• Manage Allocation planning between SCA Internal Departments and also between SCA & Sony Affiliates and prepare recurring allocation journal entries for Accounting to book Actuals

• Assist with collecting and compiling information for Balance Sheet planning

• Prepare system uploads of financial plans for SAP & Business Warehouse financial systems

• Work with SCA Accounting on adjustment entries if needed

• Prepare ad-hoc reporting as requested

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field

• 5 years experience in FP&A related function

• Strong Proficiency in Microsoft Suite required

• Excellent communication, organizational and critical thinking skills

• Proactive, self-starter taking initiative with tasks, and following through to completion

• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously, and in both independent and collaborative environments

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the USA

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $70,000 to $78,000. This range 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.

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