Financial Accountant, Corporate Accounting

The role

You will prepare and review monthly accounting journals, reconciliations and fixed asset records for Software Technology Operations. You will work with Finance business partners and stakeholders to deliver a controlled month-end close and clear variance analysis.

What you will do

• Prepare monthly cost centre journals, accruals, prepayments, reclasses, recharges, capex postings and depreciation to month-end timelines
• Review GL coding and ensure costs are allocated to the correct cost centres, profit centres and legal entities
• Prepare, review and clear open balance-sheet items each month
• Maintain the fixed asset register and support capital expenditure accounting
• Support Accounts Payable with overhead-related queries
• Assist business users with SAP accounting and reporting issues
• Provide tax information on overhead costs and fixed assets to GTO
• Support Internal Audit, SOX and External Audit with general ledger data
• Complete National Statistics questionnaires on time
• Support Pricing responsibilities in the Stock Accounting team for about one day per week after handover

Required qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant studying towards ACCA, ACA or CIMA
• At least two years of relevant experience within a finance team
• Experience contributing to a controlled financial close, including journals and balance-sheet reconciliations
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Systems literacy
• Ability to work under time pressure and to strict deadlines
• Strong time-management and organisational skills
• Good communication skills
• Proactive attitude and ability to use initiative
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Nice to have

• Two to three years of experience in a finance team
• Experience in a multinational company
• Experience accounting for IT, R&D or Engineering operating expenditure (Opex) and Capex
• Experience with SAP and Business Warehouse
• Experience working with non-finance stakeholders, particularly in technology or engineering functions

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid working (within Flexmodes)
• Private medical insurance
• Dental scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On-site gym
• Subsidised café
• Free soft drinks
• On-site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Before you apply

• Background checks are carried out at the offer stage, which may include criminal background checks for some roles
• Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and considers applicants with arrest and conviction records

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment is the company behind the PlayStation brand and a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It delivers hardware, network services and entertainment content.