Financial Planning

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We've played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We've nurtured some of music's most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we're committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

**The role**:
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated FP&A Manager to lead our financial planning and analysis team.

You will be responsible for overseeing the forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis processes, as well as providing strategic financial insights to support the organisation's growth and profitability.

Reporting to the VP Finance and Operations ANZ, the role requires a person who enjoys spending time with the business and has a proactive attitude to understand the key commercial drivers of the financial performance of the business.

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**What you'll do**:

- Manage and oversee the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes through strong business partnering
- Be a good educator and communicator to teams on how they can achieve their financial goals in areas of domestic and international sales, variable cost of sales, other revenue including the growing areas of Merchandise and Masterworks Live, and other income/expense; Coordinate label-wide P&L budget and monthly forecast updates inclusive of talent, marketing and overhead costs, ensuring consistency with corporate guidance.
- Support decision making across the organisation by using complex financial modelling and scenario analysis to appraise proposals.
- Ownership of M&A process for financial valuation, using internal models and external data to provide business development teams with accurate insight into prospective deals.
- Evaluate potential investments, mergers, and acquisitions to support growth initiatives, ensuring Sony Music Global investment returns are achieved using the best available data, using global models and tools.
- Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for growth.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of financial plans with strategic objectives.
- Work together with the financial accounting team for the monthly financial reporting process, including variance analysis and management reporting.
- Drive improvements in financial processes, systems, and reporting capabilities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Analysis of key KPIs and trends across the industry and the business
- Mentor and develop FP&A team members, promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

**Who you are**:

- Experience in a business facing finance role with a strong track record in business partnering.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA/CA a plus) and 5-7 years of experience in financial planning & analysis or corporate finance, preferably in the music, entertainment, or media industry; Strong understanding of revenue recognition, royalty arrangements and cost structures within the recorded music business preferred.
- Solid understanding of GAAP/IFRS and experience with enterprise-level ERP systems (SAP) and related reporting tools.
- Excellent analytical, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide range of individuals at all levels of the company in a professional manner.
- Well-organized and detail-oriented, balanced with the ability to see the bigger picture, and able to handle multiple concurrent tasks and adapt quickly to shifting priorities to meet deadlines on. A strategic thinker with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, equally comfortable shaping big-picture plans and executing the day-to-day work to bring them to life.
- Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organisation and manage multiple stakeholders.
- Enthusiastic, achievement-oriented self-starter who takes initiative in appropriate situations, with a solutions-oriented mindset and positive work ethic, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Value collaboration, innovation, problem-solving, and cross-functional teamwork.
- Adaptable and curious, you embrace change, learn quickly, and seek out opportunities to contribute across evolving areas of the business.

**What we give you**:

- You join a global communit