VP, Finance

Overview

The Divisional Finance organization at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) provides business support and partnership for all finance-related matters for their group(s), ensuring strong financial discipline and analysis to support decision making across each division and SPE toward achieving its goals and objectives.

Reporting to the Divisional CFO of Corporate & Central Functions, the VP of Finance is accountable for the financial planning, reporting and analysis for the Corporate Functions and Centrally-Held costs. The role is based in Culver City and has oversight over a team of FP&A members.

The successful candidate will have hands‑on experience and a strong track record in financial reporting and analysis, process improvement, interaction with senior operational and financial management, and excellent critical thinking, analytical, collaboration, presentation, and communication skills. The role involves balancing strategic leadership with hands-on involvement to complete deliverables and drive process improvements.

• Lead the preparation and consolidation of the annual Budget, Mid Range Plan (MRP) and Forecast processes with a primary focus on providing financial analysis and insights
  • Track performance relative to budgets and forecasts; review actual results and concisely explain variances against budgets and forecasts based on commercial and operating drivers
  • Prepare timely and accurate monthly/quarterly financial results presentations that provide important insights and participate in executive review meetings
  • Develop and optimize reports that provide actionable insight into the levers of the business
  • Support management with ad hoc financial market and trend analyses to prioritize strategic initiatives or investment decisions
• Develop and manage team members including establishing priorities, setting objectives and providing guidance and feedback
• Manage expenses and key business metrics across SPEs’ centrally held costs (e.g., fringe costs, long-term executive compensation, etc.)
• Develop and streamline FP&A processes to mitigate risk and find value within the business

We are looking for an exceptional individual with strong critical thinking, decision making, leadership and analytical & financial skills. You should have hands-on experience performing financial analyses and delivering clear insights. You will have spent a portion of your career in a financial role supporting Corporate and/or centralized-support departments. More specifically you should meet many if not all of the following requirements:

• 12 years of relevant professional experience including corporate finance, consulting or similar analytical role
• 5 years of management experience including managing, developing and leading a team
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance;
  Master’s degree and/or MBA preferred
• Exceptional financial modeling skills in Excel, including the ability to drive process optimization using Excel
• Experience designing and executing finance-related transformation
• Intermediate to advanced skills in SAP
• An agile learner with a highly analytical mindset, strong technical finance skills and solid business acumen
• Change agent adept at successfully challenging the status quo
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across a variety of stakeholders such as peer teams, non-finance teams and executive management
  • Communication includes verbal (in-person & virtual), written (memos and emails) and presentations
• SAP, Advanced Excel & other Office Suite, Tableau/SAC

• Strategic Financial Leadership
  • Demonstrates strong business acumen and the ability to translate complex financial data into insights.
  • Partners effectively with senior leaders across multiple corporate functions.
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Excellence
  • Uses critical thinking to identify root causes of variances and proactively recommend solutions.
  • Brings intellectual curiosity and rigor to improve forecasting process.
• Operational and Process Discipline
  • Designs and implements scalable financial processes that enhance accuracy, transparency and timeliness.
  • Continuously seeks opportunities to automate or simplify reporting and analysis while maintaining high standards of quality.
  • Demonstrates precision and follow-through in managing complex financial cycles (budget, forecast, MRP).
• Patience and Grit
  • Approaches complex or evolving processes with patience, recognizing that progress may be incremental.
  • Demonstrates resilience when navigating ambiguity and maintains optimism to inspire the team.
• Change Agility
  • Leads finance-related change efforts with focus and resilience.
  • Acts as a change agent who challenges practices and fosters continuous improvement.
• People Leadership and Team Development
  • Sets clear priorities, empowers team members and provides coaching to support performance.
  • Effectively manages workload distribution and capacity planning in a high-demand environment.

Compensation and Contact

The anticipated base salary for this position is…