Senior Accountant

Sony Pictures Entertainment • Van Nuys, CA • 2h ago

Senior Accountant, SPT Nonfiction

Join Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction's Finance team in a broad, business-facing role supporting television, documentary film, music, and other entertainment operations. The Senior Accountant will own key close, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting activities and serve as a primary finance and accounting partner to producers, business leaders, production accountants, and finance colleagues.Based in our Van Nuys office and reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role will analyze monthly results, explain key performance drivers, assess the financial implications of contracts and new business initiatives, and identify opportunities to improve recurring finance processes.The successful candidate will combine a strong accounting foundation with analytical curiosity, sound business judgment, and a collaborative working style. They will be proactive, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities, working independently, and translating detailed financial information into clear, actionable insights for both finance and non-finance partners.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly divisional financial reporting packages and supporting schedules

Analyze results against budget, forecast, and prior year and prepare clear, decision-useful commentary

Coordinate and prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, including gathering business inputs, updating assumptions, and consolidating financial information across assigned operations

Perform month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned businesses, including journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and other accounting adjustments

Reconcile balance sheet accounts quarterly and investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly

Serve as a key finance and accounting partner to divisional staff, producers, production teams, and other business partners, obtaining the information needed for accurate accounting, forecasting, and reporting

Prepare recurring management reports and ad hoc financial analyses for divisional and finance leadership

Review contracts and other business documentation to understand financial terms and assess their accounting, accrual, forecasting, and reporting implications

Support financial analysis related to new productions and business initiatives

Identify and implement improvements to financial reporting, reconciliations, forecasting, and other recurring finance processes, including opportunities for automation

Support corporate reporting requirements, internal and external audit requests, controls-related activities, and cross-functional finance initiatives

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Three or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience

Public accounting experience preferred; CPA preferred

Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven priorities while maintaining accuracy, sound judgment, and attention to detail

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret financial terms in contracts and other business documentation

Ability to work independently while contributing actively to a collaborative team environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively and professionally with colleagues across the organization and with external business partners

Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with detailed financial data

Experience with SAP is a plus

Experience using AI-enabled tools to improve finance processes is a plus

Media and entertainment experience is a plus

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPEAccommodationAssistance@spe.sony.com.

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