Sony Pictures Entertainment · 2 hours ago
Director, Payroll Finance Systems
Culver City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$155K/yr - $205K/yr
10+ years expSony Pictures Entertainment is a leading media and entertainment company, and they are seeking a Director of Payroll Finance Systems. This role involves leading the development and management of payroll systems, enhancing relationships with various teams, and optimizing processes and applications to support payroll activities.
ContentFilm DistributionFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentTV Production
Responsibilities
Lead development, delivery, and management of Payroll systems across SPE
Foster and enhance relationships with various constituencies including GFO leads, Payroll, Participations and Residuals leadership and direct reports and their teams. Manage vendors providing Payroll application and technology support
Responsible for applications and technology strategy as relates to Payroll activities and for optimizing processes and applications for a simplified architecture
Manage IT Payroll projects and their corresponding budgets – using an Agile methodology where possible – by providing guidance, expertise, and in coordinating staff activities and their participation
Lead, mentor and develop the IT staff who support Payroll
Provide open and clear communication to stakeholders and executives of progress, plans and issue resolution. Coordinate with appropriate Corporate Communications teams as necessary
Qualification
Required
10+ years of payroll experience
10+ years of Media and Entertainment experience
5 years of experience with project management
Experience with IBM Cognos BI reporting
Needs experience managing vendors and SaaS providers
Proficiency in Excel, business intelligence/IBM Cognos BI reporting tools, SQL
Expertise in collective bargaining agreements, specific to entertainment unions, and how those rules impact the complexity in the payroll systems
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Desirable to have experience with Hours-to-Gross and Gross-to-Net payroll systems for US and Canada (global a plus), preferred examples including but not limited to: UKG Pro /Ultipro/Kronos/Dimensions/PRO WFM/Infor/Workday and SAP financials
Benefits
Annual incentive
Comprehensive benefits
Company
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. It is a sub-organization of Sony.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$1M2000-11-07Series A· $1M
Leadership Team
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Tom Bernard
Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics
Jake Zim
Senior Vice President Virtual Reality
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