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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is looking for a Senior Analyst of Finance Compliance- ESG to join the Finance Compliance Team. This individual will join a dynamic, driven team working to help achieve Sony’s vision of a sustainable future by providing accurate, auditable, and timely ESG information for Sony’s reporting. This auditable ESG information will be the source of truth SPE leverages to monitor progress towards sustainability goals, including Net Zero by 2030. This role will provide audit expertise and project management support, including interacting with key stakeholders across the organization including sustainability, production, legal, and finance teams.

The ideal candidate will both be an all-star audit professional with a proven record of high performance and have a mission driven mind-set. The ESG compliance project is directly aligned with 3 of Sony’s 4 values—Diversity, Integrity & Sincerity, and Sustainability—all members on the team are motivated by the project’s goal to help achieve Sony’s vision of a sustainable future.

Responsibilities

+ Support development of auditable processes for ESG data collection—including data used to determine Sony Picture’s Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions.

+ Serve as point of contact for collaboration with related projects (e.g., non-audit related sustainability projects and non-sustainability related finance projects).

+ Coordinate roll-out of auditable ESG processes to impacted entities throughout system implementation, testing, and post go-live enhancement phases.

+ Drive project plan including monitoring and supporting workstreams’ timely milestone achievement and leading mitigation efforts, as needed.

+ Lead stakeholder engagement including spearheading communications, maintaining project website, and creating mechanisms for stakeholder input/feedback.

+ Own regular status reporting and risk identification/mitigation to executive audience

+ Structure and communicate an ambiguous business problem, root causes, and potential solutions using a variety of tools including PowerPoint and Visio

+ Lead meetings with key stakeholders to drive initiatives forward

+ Identify and raising opportunities for improvement and efficiency

+ Conducting ad hoc support efforts at the request of project leadership

Qualifications

+ BA/BS degree

+ Minimum 2-4 years of experience in audit/advisory or other relevant experience

+ High degree of proficiency in project management and facilitation– structuring discussion, prioritizing work, setting timelines, and identifying and removing roadblocks

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to interface effectively at all levels of an organization

+ Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, an inquisitive mindset, ability to think strategically, research effectively, and ability to navigate ambiguity

+ Able to work from Culver City, CA office at least 3 days a week—there is no flexibility for this to be a fully remote position

Critical Success Factors

+ Extraordinarily high level of motivation, self-reliance, and commitment to working diligently and overcoming obstacles

+ Experience with or passion for ESG subject matter is a plus. This could include: climate change and carbon emissions; diversity, equity and inclusion; respect for human rights; community engagement; corporate governance and ethics

+ High level of focus on work quality and attention to detail

+ Self-motivated team player

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at [email protected].