Finance Manager (Temporary Assignment– 9 Months)

* This is a temporary, nine-month position established to support specific organizational needs during the defined term of the assignment. Potential opportunity for extension.

Part of Sony Pictures Television, Embassy Row is a television and digital production company dedicated to the development and acquisition of original non-scripted programming for broadcast, cable and digital platforms in the U.S. and abroad. 

 
Founded by Michael Davies in 1999, Embassy Row is a bi-coastal production company specializing in creating, producing and distributing overwhelmingly joyful content across all platforms. 

Since day one, Davies has surrounded himself with a skilled team of senior-level Producers each bringing their industry expertise to a variety of formats ranging from Talk, Games, Comedy, Sports and Digital. 

Position overview 

The Finance Manager is a temporary position with the timeline running for 9 Months and a possibility to extending to 12 months. The Finance Manager will be responsible for supporting the accounting and financial operations for Embassy Row TV production. Working closely with the Finance Director and members of the Sony Pictures Global Finance Organization (GFO) and outsourced accounting team Cap Gemini (CG) in meeting all SPE corporate financial reporting requests and control guidelines. The Finance Manager will apply financial accounting and reporting skills to the month end process for the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow.  

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, preferably within the media or entertainment industry.  

Responsibilities 

• Provide support on Operational and Production Accounting related matters, such as development cost spending, overhead controls, real estate, responding to Tax Dept. requests, fixed asset accounting, banking etc., 

• Manage the month-end reporting tasks in partnership with GFO and CG as well as prepare journal entries and analytical reports. 

• Oversee the accounting activities performed by the CG, such as accounts payable and bank reconciliations. 

• Work with Embassy Row Production Accounting on ensuring the show production costs are reported in S4/Hana (SAP) in an IFRS-compliant manner. 

• Manage and support a new project to automate the interface between our Production Accounting system and SAP. 

• Act as liaison to GFO on implementing Sony Pictures Accounting requirements, ensuring the accuracy of Embassy Row books and records, and responding to audit requests. 

• Support preparation of quarterly forecasts, annual budget and mid-range plan. 

• Onboarding new vendors to Graphite and submitting invoices to the accounts payable team for processing, ensuring accurate coding.  

• Perform ad-hoc analysis at management request. 

• Develop and implement processes to leverage existing tools and streamline workflows. 

• Complete special projects for operations and finance as necessary. 

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree with accounting/finance focus required 

• 6+ years public accounting or Entertainment industry finance/accounting experience  

• Strong knowledge of accounting / IFRS  

• Qualified Accountant preferred (CPA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)  

• Entertainment experience preferred 

• SAP knowledge preferred, with experience in S/4 HANA and BPC 

• Strong MS Excel skills required (vlookups, pivot tables, macros) 

• Ability to quickly grasp new concepts and problem solve 

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational, analytical and PC skills 

• Proven ability to meet deadlines 

• Ability to prioritize and be flexible in work content levels and volumes 

• Must be able to work as part of a team 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with all levels of management and with non-Finance individuals