Finance Analyst

This is a Finance Analyst role with Sonos based in Sydney, NSW, AU
== Sonos ==

Role Seniority - junior

More about the Finance Analyst role at Sonos

At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you'll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.

The FP&A GTM team is looking for a Financial Analyst to support Revenue planning and reporting as well as drive process improvements in this space. As a member of the ANZ team you will act as a trusted business partner and advisor to the various Sonos functional organizations within APAC. In this role you will be responsible for a variety of FP&A tasks including driving planning and forecasting processes with business partners, monthly & quarterly accounting close support and reporting for key stakeholders, revenue budget management, and financial model building. 

Additionally you will play a crucial role in reconciling and managing some accounting functions, particularly Accounts Receivable for our APAC entities, including Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, working with internal, external and outsourced stakeholders. A Hands-On role you will be responsible for month-end close analysis (contra, rebates, promotions), local BAS/GST statutory compliance and operational support for in-country accounting and finance matters for the wider APAC team. 

This position requires strong collaboration and communication with key partners, attention to detail, and the ability to take a thoughtful approach to projects. We are looking for a candidate with the ability to jump right in and who has an inclination to teach and help others as well as a willingness to learn. 

What You'll Do

• Support the annual planning and monthly forecasting process with business partners; maintain planning calendar deadlines, user templates, and manage Anaplan inputs.

• Partner with the Accounting team at each month and quarter-end to ensure accurate accruals for key revenue recognition, contra items and analyze accuracy of results compared to forecast.

• Partner with Finance & Demand Planning teams to create tools and reports that allow for more streamlined forecasting, accurate reporting, and better insight; contribute to system enhancements or new system implementations.

• Identify and lead process improvement opportunities across FP&A, Accounting, and other partners to improve efficiency, reporting and performance.

• Validate month-end account balances through detailed review of account reconciliations and journal entries

• Support income, indirect and other various tax processes, including working with 3rd parties on assessments and other projects

• Ad hoc projects supporting key business partners within the teams you support.

What You'll Need

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or similar field

• Minimum of 2+ years progressive experience working in FP&A, accounting, consulting or banking 

• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets modeling and analysis skills,ability to analyze and summarize large data sets and make recommendations based on the data.  

• Financial experience should include general knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles and accrual accounting, full P&L familiarity, and budget management exposure

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of or experience with FP&A business partnering in a consumer electronics or other retail company (Contractual Rebates, MDF, Promotions)

• Critical Thinking & Analysis - Ability to look at situations and data from multiple perspectives, synthesize and evaluate what is useful for forecasting. 

• Problem Solving - Ability to identify and frame problems logically, clearly and apply reasoning to break problems down and identify a solution or path forward. 

• Customer Orientation - Proven ability to work cross functionally and experience communicating with or presenting to people at all levels of the organization with varying levels of financial literacy.

• Experience working at a consumer product or manufacturing focused multinational consumer company.

• Familiarity with Google Workspace and collaboration tools

• Knowledge of Local and International taxes and regulations (AU/NZ BAS, GST, PAYG, Payroll taxes, Workcover etc)

• Previous experience using Anaplan (or similar cloud forecasting tool), SAP and scalable dashboarding tools (i.e. Tableau, Microstrategy, etc.), basic SQL knowledge

• Experience with SAP (S4/Hana) process order management and controls for Revenue Recognition

• Self-starter with right time first mentality, high integrity, intellectual curiosity, self-aware and humble attitude

It's a remote role, but preference would be Melbourne or Sydney.

Your profile will be reviewed and you'll hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos we take the time to hire right and appreciate your patience.

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you'll be learning new things all the time and the Sonos team will be there to support your growth.

Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what's outlined

Key Responsibilities

• Support planning processes
• Collaborate on month-end close support

Key Strengths

• Financial modelling and analysis
• Knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles
• Critical thinking & problem solving
• Experience with Anaplan or similar tools
• Customer orientation

Why Sonos is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that's right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with Sonos not with Hatch.

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