Analyst, Marketing Financial Planning

Sony Music Entertainment is a global music and entertainment company supporting artists, creators, and innovative products and platforms. The Analyst will support marketing financial planning for assigned labels by maintaining budgets, processing purchase orders, reconciling expenses, analyzing campaign spending, and preparing financial reports while collaborating with finance and marketing teams.

What you'll do:

• Assist with maintaining artist marketing budgets that support release strategies and commercial plans. Update marketing budgets in the company’s planning system and help ensure information remains accurate as campaign plans change. Support the monthly forecast process by gathering campaign updates and entering revised spending assumptions
• Coordinate with label teams to create and submit marketing-related purchase orders in line with approved campaign budgets and internal requirements. Work with Accounts Payable and label partners to research discrepancies and support timely vendor payments
• Complete monthly and quarterly reconciliations of marketing expenses. Support the preparation of accruals and journal entries. Review spending activity, identify potential variances, and share findings with the manager. Assist with reviewing marketing recoupment calculations and tracking third-party sponsorships, invoices, and payments
• Maintain marketing expense reports and dashboards that provide visibility into actual spending and remaining budgets by artist, project, and campaign. Assist with tracking contractual marketing commitments across artists, projects, spending categories, and release phases
• Work with marketing, media, promotion, and finance teams across assigned labels to gather information and resolve questions. Participate in marketing financial planning meetings and provide updates on budgets, spending, and purchase orders
• Help ensure marketing expenses are supported by the appropriate documentation and follow company finance policies, approval requirements, and established controls. Assist with audit requests and support updates to budgeting, reporting, and purchase order processes
• Assist with campaign analyses, vendor comparisons, label-wide marketing expense reviews, and other projects as assigned

What they're looking for:

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• You have up to two years of experience in accounting, financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or a related area
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and are comfortable learning new systems and applications
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail and accuracy
• You communicate clearly and professionally and are comfortable working with colleagues across different teams and levels
• You are organized, able to manage multiple assignments, and comfortable adjusting to changing priorities and deadlines
• You are collaborative, curious, and willing to ask questions and learn
• You take ownership of your work, follow through on commitments, and raise issues when additional guidance is needed
• Internship or entry-level experience in music, entertainment, or media is a plus
• Experience with SAP, Power BI, Tableau, or other financial reporting tools is a plus, but not required

Benefits:

• An inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage
• 401K with employer matching
• Company-paid identity theft protection
• Resources for pets
• Mental health and meditation resources
• Industry-leading fertility coverage
• Fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding
• Fully paid leave for caregivers