VP, Finance Transformation

Sony Pictures Entertainment is seeking a Vice President Finance Transformation to lead high-impact initiatives that advance the evolution of SPEs global Finance function. This role will define and drive a multi-year transformation agenda spanning planning forecasting management reporting process redesign systems enablement data governance automation and Advanced Technology-supported analytics including AI. The Vice President will operate as a senior partner to Finance Technology and Business leaders across the company translating strategy into practical execution and measurable value creation.

The role requires a leader with strong finance credibility executive presence and hands-on transformation capability. This person must be equally comfortable shaping future-state operating models building business cases guiding enterprise change and ensuring disciplined delivery across concurrent initiatives.

Core Mandate:

The Vice President Finance Transformation will be accountable for designing and executing an enterprise finance transformation roadmap that:

• Leads the enterprise-wide modernization of budgeting forecasting financial reporting and analytical capabilities across Sony Pictures Entertainment establishing a scalable and future-ready finance operating model.
• Champions the adoption of next-generation finance technologies and data platformsincluding SAP Datasphere SAP Analytics Cloud intelligent automation and AI-enabled solutionsensuring strong governance business alignment and measurable value realization.
• Drives transformation of finance operating models processes and workflows to enhance organizational effectiveness strengthen governance and improve data quality transparency and control.
• Provides strategic oversight for the deployment of technology automation advanced analytics and emerging AI capabilities ensuring scalable secure and responsible implementation across the enterprise.
• Establishes and institutionalizes transformation management disciplines including portfolio prioritization governance frameworks value realization performance measurement and enterprise change leadership.
• Delivers sustainable business impact by accelerating financial planning and reporting cycles enhancing decision intelligence improving organizational agility and reducing reliance on manual processes through technology-enabled transformation.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will be a senior finance transformation leader with a track record of driving complex cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations. The individual should combine financial expertise strategic thinking executive communication strength and hands-on leadership in process systems and data-enabled environments.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in finance accounting business economics analytics or a related field required; MBA CPA or other advanced qualification preferred.
• 12 years of progressive experience in finance consulting transformation FP&A business intelligence or finance systems roles with significant leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise or large-scale finance transformation initiatives spanning planning reporting process redesign systems enablement and operating model change.
• Strong understanding of financial planning accounting reporting analytics and the control environment within a complex business.
• Experience working within SAP-based finance environments; familiarity with S/4HANA planning/reporting platforms analytics and automation tools strongly preferred.
• Experience building business cases evaluating tradeoffs and influencing senior stakeholders with well-structured narratives and recommendations.
• Experience implementing or scaling intelligent automation BI advanced analytics or AI-enabled finance use cases.
• Ability to operate as both strategic architect and practical execution leader.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity take a hands-on approach manage multiple priorities and drive measurable outcomes in fast-paced environments.

Preferred Capability

• Exposure to entertainment media or similarly complex rights- distribution- and production-oriented environments.

Leadership Attributes:

• Strategic but highly execution-oriented
• Structured thinker with strong financial and analytical rigor
• Compelling communicator with executive presence and sound judgment
• Collaborative leader who can influence across functions and levels
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity complexity and organizational change
• Technology-forward with a pragmatic view of adoption and value realization
• High integrity accountability and bias toward measurable outcomes

Measures of Success:

• Reduced planning and reporting cycle times
• Improved quality consistency and usability of actual-versus-plan insights
• Higher adoption of modern finance tools data platforms and standardized processes
• Practical deployment of automation and Advanced Technologies with appropriate governance and measurable value
• Improved stakeholder decision support executive visibility and accountability
• Documented business value delivered across the finance transformation portfolio

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.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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