Financial Accountant - Group Reporting & Accounting

Financial Analyst / Accountant - Group Reporting & Accounting

Location: Weybridge

We are seeking an aspiring Financial Accountant/Analyst who will be responsible for providing accurate financial reporting for main and special purpose ledgers and supporting improvements in Group reporting for Revenue, Continuous Improvement, and Inventory.

If you're looking to build upon your career in Finance & you are passionate about process improvement & innovation, whilst embracing your technical accounting ability, we have an excellent opportunity for you.

We want you to be eager to develop your financial skills. We want your enthusiasm & energy when it comes to enhancing our reporting & dashboards. We want you to bring your positive, team-oriented approach & help contribute to our high-performing team.

Record-to-Report

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Maintain accurate and complete General and Special Purpose Ledger accounting and integrity of financial statements.
• Prepare, review and co-ordinate as needed monthly closing cycle with business input, in line with the central timetable.
• Prepare and review as needed the calculation, review and approval of journal postings, accruals and provisions, deferred elements etc.in line with Sony policy.
• Co-ordinate responses to queries related to financial accounting and standard reporting.
• Prepare and Review Balance Sheet reconciliations and ensure all balances are reconciled and validated.
• Ensure month end close processes are delivered to support financial reporting and facilitate clear variance reporting against forecast and budget, and prior periods.

Controllership

• Review and approval of journal (accruals & provisions etc.) postings within own area of responsibility prepared by Off-shore and other parts of the Finance community.
• Support and coordinate additional transition of activities to BPO and preparation of handover and related work instructions (DPMs).

Business Partnering

• Partnering with the wider Sony business stakeholders. Building relationships, understanding their processes and priorities, and seeing the big picture of what is important and how Group Reporting can add value to our partners is critical to success within this role.

Continuous Improvement & Governance

• Identify and support implementation process improvements and Automation (RPA) that maximise efficiency and improve service to the front-line business.
• Support document retention in line with Sony policy and legal requirements.
• Support reporting to Europe & Tokyo senior management is carried out in timely manner, addressing key areas such as commercial investment, bad debt etc. managing technical accounting compliance on operational basis within SEU

You Will Bring

• Recent experience of working within a Financial Accounting/Analysis position
• Industry accounting experience
• Technical accounting & analysis knowledge
• Capability to build dashboards & work with large datasets
• Strong commercial/business partnering skills
• An ability to continually innovate & improve on existing processes

Your new office

Weybridge

Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.

We currently require our Weybridge based employees to work on site a minimum 3-days per full working week.

Take a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbMOzjoVA

Life at Sony

We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. Please note that we currently operate a 3-day-per-week office working policy. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.

We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.

You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap!

Bring your uniqueness to Sony

We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

We are Sony Europe

Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.

With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.

Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together.

Equal Opportunity

Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.