Senior Finance Analyst, Live Services

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PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play —it’s also the Best Place to Work. We’ve thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Location: London, UK; Amsterdam, NL or Remote location

Are you passionate about the gaming industry? Do you have the ability to translate analysis into insights and storytelling-style presentations? If so, read on.

Role Overview:

You will be responsible for financial analysis on PlayStation Studios live services portfolio and projects supporting business decision making, financial planning, budgeting setting and reporting. We are looking for a strong candidate that brings strong financial analysis skills, commercial mindset and proactive, can-do approach combined with passion for video games and some understanding of challenges of live service games.

The role will be reporting via Finance line but strongly collaborate with teams supporting live services portfolio. Its main customer will be PSS LT and SIE Management ensuring strategic objectives and financial targets set top down are delivered.

Given the dynamic nature of the live service business responsibilities described below the role may evolve with time and additional duties may be assigned.

What you’ll be doing

• Finance Planning and Analysis of the PlayStations Studios live services portfolio and individual titles for the purposes of: mid-range planning (MRP), annual planning, quarterly business reviews, budgeting working alongside PSS Finance team and live services teams
• Perform systematic and ad hoc financial analysis of live service games as well as portfolio; translating the analysis into insights and findings and when required into presentations for internal partners (PSS Leadership Team, SIE Corporate Planning, Sony Group, etc.)
• Monitoring and reporting on delivery of (financial) performance targets set by PSS Leadership Team working alongside of the finance, product and data analytics teams on implementing/enabling live service (financial) critical metrics reporting on live service games
• Conducting comparative portfolio and individual titles analysis (against set targets, against previous targets, etc)
• Day to day collaborate with live services teams supporting live games and monitoring its performance (for example but not limited to data analytics, game modelling teams etc)
• Costs analysis and input into financial models (e.g. development, marketing)
• Involvement in implementation of changes and improvements and simplification around financial reporting ensuring ability to report on details and structure required for live service games (revenue details, cost granularity etc; implementing right P&L structure)
• Conducting analysis supporting business decision making on live services games at any stage of its lifecycle (e.g. Greenlighting, launch etc)

What we’re looking for:

• BA/BS in business, strategy, finance, economics or related field; MBA and/or CFA designation preferred
• Proven years of financial analysis, finance planning and analysis experience
• Experience in gaming industry and/or in consulting is a strong preference
• Passion and energy for working in gaming industry
• Ability to translate analysis into insights and findings and storytelling-style presentations
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong data analysis and financial modeling skills
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong work ethic and confidentiality a must
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, working through uncertainty under various time constraints

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for emp