Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is seeking a detail-oriented and driven Sr. Analyst to join our Global Financial Operations (GFO) Order to Cash Theatrical (OTC) team. As part of SPE’s broader Finance organization, GFO plays a crucial role in safeguarding SPE’s financial integrity across all lines of business while supporting operational excellence.  This is reflected in SPE’s Finance vision “To be the best finance organization of any entertainment company by unleashing the greatness in our people.”  This vision drives SPE Finance to achieve its goals and inspires and energizes its teams as they work towards them together. SPE empowers its Finance teams to conceive the strategies, tactics, or objectives to achieve this vision. This role offers a unique opportunity to build foundational skills in participations reporting within a dynamic, entertainment-focused environment.

The Senior Financial Analyst role plays a critical role in supporting theatrical finance operations, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial data related to film distribution and collections. This role will partner closely with internal teams to drive strong financial controls, support intellectual property protection, and enhance cross-functional collaboration. In addition, they will work closely with a BPO team in their day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities

Collections Oversight & Operations

• Perform and analyze theatrical collections, ensuring accurate reporting, timely follow-up, and resolution of variances.
• Perform detailed reconciliations of theatrical revenue, cash receipts, and related accounts to maintain financial accuracy and compliance.
• Analyze outstanding settlements, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to resolve open items in a timely manner.
• Prepare clear financial analysis, reports, and summaries to support management decision making.
• Assist BPO team as needed supporting cash, billing, and collections activities.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including distribution, accounting, operations, and IT, to improve processes and strengthen controls.

ESOAR & Process Improvement

• Participate in continuous improvement to the collections workflow, working with system teams to automate tracking and correspondence
• Identify opportunities to eliminate redundancies and reduce manual touchpoints through system automation.

Team/Office Support

• Process vendor payments for department including vendor setup in system and issuing payment requests.

• Assist with ad hoc tasks and projects.

Qualifications

• BA / BS preferred. Accounting / Finance a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in media, entertainment
• 3-5 years of experience with financial analysis, reconciliations, and revenue-related processes, preferably within entertainment, media, of theatrical distribution environments
• Solid understanding of order-to-cash workflows and settlement processes.
• Strong Excel skills (e.g., formulas, lookups, pivot tables).
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Collaborative mindset with eagerness to learn and grow in a team-oriented setting.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $69,600-$87,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

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.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.