Finance Rotational Associate Program, Summer 2025 - 2027

Culver City , California; (Onsite)
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Job Description

We are in the business of creativity, making some of the most beloved films and television of all time for every platform in the world. From Spider-Man to Seinfeld, Jumanji to The Good Doctor, SPE boasts one of the most unique and successful portfolios among studios, reaching audiences in over 60 countries. As a proudly independent studio and with the best talent in the business, we think big and see our future as boundless. We inspire dreams and curiosity by producing and distributing world-class movies, television, and video content.

At SPE Finance, we're the powerhouse driving financial excellence! Guiding our business, implementing impeccable compliance, and orchestrating innovation, we're rewriting the rule book on the transformation mentality. Our strategic transformation journey has solidified us as stakeholder champions, always striving to stay one step ahead. With empowerment, collaboration, and an appetite for growth, we're blazing trails. Simply, we unleash unmatched value for SPE, stakeholders, and teammates!

About The Program

The Finance Rotational Associate Program is a 24-month, full-time program designed to successfully develop future finance leaders for SPE through a combination of diverse rotational assignments, special projects, mentoring, networking, and continuous coaching and development. We are looking for 3 outstanding candidates like you who are passionate about our industry and passionate about a career in finance. This program will begin on August 11, 2025, and last through August 13, 2027.

Finance Rotational Associates gain invaluable on-the-job experiences through several rotations within our SPE Finance groups (Divisional Finance, Global Financial Operations, and Finance Transformation and Enablement), working in different functional areas, which may include Financial Planning and Analysis, Accounting, Participations and Residuals, Finance Transformation, and more! These assignments are crafted to develop a great foundation of business acumen, technical skills, innovative problem-solving, distilling insights from analytics, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Activities May Include

  • Immersing yourself in a business area to develop expertise
  • Manipulating and interpreting data and authoring presentation materials with key findings
  • Presenting recommendations to leadership based on your analyses and demonstrated understanding of the issues
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly, or annual financials, budgets, or forecasts
  • Reviewing processes to improve how finance operates including potentially reducing manual touchpoints and finding opportunities to introduce automation where appropriate
  • Supporting a variety of projects on different teams, potentially simultaneously

To Be Successful, You Should

  • Be curious about what you see and learn – always seeking to make things better
  • Work seamlessly across stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
  • Be comfortable learning new processes and systems in a short timeframe
  • Roll up your sleeves and address whatever issue(s) the organization is grappling with
  • Be comfortable finding solutions to complex, ambiguous, and challenging issues
  • Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interface and demonstrate sensitivity effectively at all levels of an organization
  • Demonstrate excellent analytical abilities and Microsoft Excel skills
  • Possess strong leadership and communication skills to influence colleagues
  • Have the ability to think strategically while implementing pragmatic solutions

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree (Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or other analytical fields preferred)
  • Strong PC skills, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with other Office 365 applications (R, Python, SQL, etc. a plus)
  • Excellent time management, decision-making, and social skills
  • Experience working with financial statements and large data sets
  • Self-motivated with high standards and attention to detail, along with an excellent work ethic
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate analyses into decisions and actions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Targeting current students that are set to graduate in December 2024 or Summer 2025

The anticipated base salary for this position is $65,000.00. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

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.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.