Group Financial Accountant, Inventory & SGA
Overview
Location: Weybridge
Sony Europe are eagerly seeking a talented & career-driven individual who is keen to learn, grow, and make a real impact in a multi-national, dynamic & global business. Our friendly, fast-paced and collaborative finance team is where you’ll play an important role in keeping our numbers accurate, insightful, and impactful. As the Accounting Expert for Inventory & SG&A, you’ll take ownership of key reporting areas, ensure everything adds up, help the business understand what the numbers mean, and how they can make best use of them. You’ll work with diverse teams across Europe, building strong relationships and getting involved in more than just day-to-day accounting. There’s plenty of opportunity to improve how things are done, get involved in innovative automation projects, and work with large, complex data sets to spot trends and identify issues (before they arise!).
We feel this role would be ideal for an individual with a strong technical accounting background, looking for more commercial exposure and who enjoys a varied mix of technical accounting and business partnering, or for somebody looking to gain experience in the Media & Technology industry at a leading brand.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Manage inventory and SG&A accounting including costing, stock valuation, write-downs, in-transit goods, duties & levies, and balance sheet reconciliations.
* Lead month-end close and reporting cycles, ensuring accurate P&L and Balance Sheet results, and clear variance analysis against budget and forecast.
* Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and provisions, including work from offshore teams, ensuring compliance with corporate accounting policies and IFRS.
* Partner with business stakeholders across Europe, building relationships and providing financial insight to support decision-making.
* Support process improvements and automation initiatives, helping to standardise procedures and enhance efficiency across the business.
* Ensure governance and compliance, liaising with statutory and compliance teams, maintaining controls, and supporting senior management reporting.
You Will Bring
* Part Qualified/Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or Qualified by experience)
* Advanced Microsoft Excel ability
* Demonstrable extensive inventory management and associated tasks within a relevant industry in a large, complex, fast-paced environment.
* A pro-active, independent approach to work with a desire to bring new ideas and challenge status quo.
* Impressive data & analytics skills (capacity to build dashboard / manage large set of data / Power-bi & Power Pivot)
* Strong business-partnering skills (collaboration, communication & a natural drive to take projects forward)
* Experience of working with complex Accounting & Finance software tools e.g. SAP/Oracle
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, and a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between the train station and the office at peak times.
Take a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbMOzjoVA
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 individual with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at AccommodationRequest@eu.sony.com or by mail to: Sony Europe Limited, 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.
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