Sony Music Entertainment · 1 month ago
Senior Analyst, Marketing Financial Planning
United States, New York, New York
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$75K/yr - $80K/yr
2+ years expSony Music Entertainment is a leading music company that supports a diverse roster of international superstars and independent artists. They are seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Senior Analyst to join their finance team, focusing on the planning, tracking, and analysis of marketing expenditures across various artist campaigns.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentMusic
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and management of artist marketing budgets aligned with go-to-market release strategy and commercial objectives; Maintain and update marketing budgets in the company’s proprietary marketing planning system, ensuring data accuracy and real-time responsiveness to campaign changes; Support the monthly forecast cycle for your assigned labels, incorporating new marketing spend assumptions and campaign updates
Coordinate with label staff for the creation and submission of marketing-related purchase orders, ensuring alignment with approved artist campaign budgets and internal controls; Liaise with Accounts Payable and label teams to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely vendor payments
Perform account reconciliations and analysis of actual marketing expenditures on a monthly and quarterly basis; Process accruals and prepare journal entries as necessary. Identify key drivers of monthly variances to overall label marketing budget / forecast and communicate to supervisor; Validate accuracy of marketing recoupment calculations and posting to artist royalty statements and general ledger; Track status of third-party brand sponsorship and marketing cost subsidies, related invoicing and cash collection
Maintain and update marketing expenditure dashboards to provide label stakeholders with real-time visibility to actual spend and available remaining budget by artist, project, and campaign phase; Facilitate the tracking of artist contractual marketing commitments at multiple levels: by artist, project, spend category, and release phase
Liaise with marketing, media, and promotion teams across multiple active artist campaigns for your assigned labels; Attend and contribute to marketing financial planning meetings, helping ensure financial accuracy, spend pacing, and campaign alignment
Support the process of ensuring all marketing expenditures follow corporate finance policies, internal approval hierarchies, and SOX requirements, with documented controls and audit trails, and assist in internal & external audits. Aid in identifying and implementing improvements to budgeting and reporting processes; Support maintenance and enhancements related to the marketing planning and purchase order systems
Support campaign post-mortem analyses, vendor benchmarking, and label-wide marketing expense analysis
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
2–3 years of experience in accounting, financial planning & analysis or corporate finance, preferably in the music, entertainment, or media industry
Strong understanding of revenue recognition and cost structures within the recorded music business
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications (particularly Excel) and financial modeling
Experience with enterprise-level ERP systems (SAP) and related reporting tools
Excellent analytical, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
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
Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks and adapt quickly to shifting priorities to meet deadlines
Ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization and manage multiple stakeholders
Enthusiastic, achievement-oriented self-starter who takes initiative in appropriate situations
Solutions-oriented mindset and positive work ethic
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Value collaboration, innovation, problem-solving, and cross-functional teamwork
Preferred
CPA
Data visualization software experience (Tableau/Power BI)
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage
401K + employer matching
Company-paid identity theft protection
Resources for pets
Mental health and meditation resources
Industry-leading fertility coverage
Fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding
Fully paid leave for caregivers
Programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity
Subsidized back-up child and elder care
Reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
Time off for a winter recess
Company
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music is a music corporation owned and operated by Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate. It is a sub-organization of Legacy Recordings.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-05-05Acquired
Leadership Team
Christoph Behm
CEO GSA
Adam Cardew
Vice President
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