Manager, Corporate Accounting in London

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Role Overview: Reporting into the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting SIEE team, this is a fantastic role suited for a qualified accountant with previous experience of managing teams of around four in size and providing a high standard of accounting, operational finance, and governance services within a multinational organisation which has been demonstrated from previous experience in other organisations of a similar set up. The role heads up the UK and Ireland Corporate Accounting team and is responsible for managing the accounting for SG&A costs (and actuals performance), payroll, inter-company, fixed assets, Network related business line accounting as well as managing reporting in accordance with SOX and responding to Tax, Audit and consolidation queries.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead, develop, and support a high-performing Corporate Accounting team, creating opportunities for growth, coaching, and professional development, including support for relevant studies and qualifications.
• Take ownership of Head Office SG&A accounting and reporting, ensuring accurate accounting treatment, robust financial controls, and integrity across all financial transactions and reporting.
• Oversee month-end close activities across SG&A, including journals, accruals, prepayments, recharges, reconciliations, and reporting, ensuring deadlines are met with accuracy and consistency.
• Review and analyse monthly SG&A reporting and variance analysis, providing clear insights and commentary to senior leadership, Group Finance, and key stakeholders.
• Manage the SIEE balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring all reconciliations are completed, reviewed, signed off, and fully compliant with internal controls and audit requirements.
• Oversee the accounting and reporting of fixed assets, including depreciation, impairments, retirements, and monthly register reviews.
• Partner closely with Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, Tax, and wider Finance teams to resolve queries, improve processes, and maintain strong financial governance.
• Support business users with SAP-related queries and champion continuous improvement across Corporate Accounting processes and controls.
• Lead and support internal and external audit activities, including SOX compliance, PwC audit requests, corporate planning queries, and statutory reporting requirements such as National Statistics submissions.
• Ensure all intercompany accounts are fully reconciled and agreed at each reporting period, maintaining strong controls and effective collaboration across teams.
• Build strong relationships with Finance leadership and business stakeholders, attending review and rationalisation meetings to provide insight, challenge, and accounting support where needed.
• Deputise for the Senior Manager when required and contribute to wider Finance team priorities, projects, and transformation activities.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience leading and developing finance teams, creating an environment that supports collaboration, accountability, and continuous growth.
• A qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with strong technical accounting expertise and a solid understanding of financial controls, reporting, and compliance within a large multinational organisation.
• Significant post-qualified financial accounting experience, ideally gained within a complex global business, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight reporting deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of accounting processes across month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and inter-company accounting.
• Experience with lease accounting under ASC 842 would be beneficial.
• Experience supporting project accounting activities and managing large project budgets, with the ability to provide clear financial oversight and commercial insight.
• Strong systems capability, including experience working with SAP, Business Warehouse, and BPC, alongside confident Excel skills and a willingness to improve processes through automation and standardisation.
• An organised and detail-focused approach, with high levels of accuracy and the ability to maintain strong financial governance in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across Finance and non-Finance teams, challenge constructively, and lead productive discussions.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset, with the confidence to use initiative, solve problems independently, and support wider team priorities when needed.

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid working model (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

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