Manager, Finance Transformation

Role Summary Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is seeking a Manager, Finance Transformation to lead assigned projects and workstreams that advance SPE's Finance function. The role sits within Finance Transformation, SPE's internal consulting and change enablement team, and partners with Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders across Motion Pictures, Television, Networks, Corporate Functions, Development, Production, Marketing, and Distribution. The Manager will plan and execute initiatives; analyze current-state processes and systems; identify improvement opportunities; build business cases; develop recommendations; and support implementation of practical, value-added solutions. The role requires finance knowledge, structured problem solving, project management, stakeholder collaboration, and strong technology aptitude, with interest in analytics, automation, SAP-based finance environments, visualization, data platforms, AI-enabled capabilities, and emerging agentic AI solutions. Key Responsibilities Manage assigned finance transformation projects and workstreams, including process optimization, reporting improvements, system-enabled change, data-driven enhancements, and finance technology efforts. Drive day-to-day execution by coordinating workplans, meetings, deliverables, dependencies, risks, decisions, and action items with team members and stakeholders. Partner with Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders to map current-state systems, processes, and workflows; identify pain points; and develop future-state recommendations. Build business cases, including qualitative and quantitative analysis, cost-benefit considerations, implementation options, expected business value, and tradeoffs. Develop project materials such as process maps, gap analyses, timelines, RAID logs, agendas, status updates, executive presentations, and recommendation documents. Facilitate working sessions and project meetings by clarifying objectives, decisions, owners, and next steps. Collaborate with technical teams on Finance requirements, solution design, reporting needs, data considerations, testing, and implementation planning. Evaluate and apply relevant finance technology solutions, including analytics, workflow automation, SAP-based tools, visualization platforms, data platforms, AI-enabled tools, and agentic AI capabilities. Support Director- and VP-led initiatives where broader strategy, executive sponsorship, or cross-functional alignment requires senior oversight. Maintain governance routines, status reporting, decision logs, stakeholder communications, benefit tracking, KPI development, and post-implementation assessment. Identify and elevate risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and change impacts; support mitigation planning and change management activities, including communications, training support, adoption tracking, and readiness. Build relationships across Finance, Technology, and business teams; structure problems, synthesize inputs, evaluate options, and present progress, findings, risks, and recommendations. Provide day-to-day direction, work-product review, and informal coaching to analysts or junior contributors assigned to the same initiative. Contribute to a collaborative team environment by sharing knowledge, tools, templates, lessons learned, and a continuous improvement mindset. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, analytics, accounting, systems engineering, or a related field. Preferred 4+ years of experience in finance, consulting, transformation, project management, analytics, or a related role. Experience managing day-to-day delivery of cross-functional projects or workstreams in a matrixed organization. Strong understanding of financial planning, accounting, reporting, analytics, finance processes, and related systems. Demonstrated ability to structure problems, analyze information, build business cases, develop insights, and translate findings into clear recommendations. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex topics and develop clear presentations. Strong project management and facilitation skills, including prioritization, timeline management, risk and issue tracking, and action-item follow-through. Experience working with Technology teams or supporting system-, data-, or process-enabled initiatives. Curiosity and self-directed learning mindset around emerging technology, including AI, workflow automation, analytics, and agentic AI use cases in Finance. Experience providing day-to-day guidance, coaching, or work-product review for analysts or junior contributors preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to operate in moderately ambiguous environments while clarifying objectives, ownership, and next steps. High accountability, attention to detail, collaborative working style, and commitment to quality outcomes. Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with SAP-based finance environments, including S/4HANA, SAP BPC, SAC, or related tools. Experience or exposure to emerging finance technologies, including AI-enabled tools, workflow automation, agentic AI capabilities, analytics, reporting, visualization, and data platforms. Experience with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, VBA, R, workflow automation platforms, SAP analytics tools, or similar technologies. Agile, Scrum, or structured transformation methodology experience. Entertainment or media industry experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr