Finance & Admin Executive - Theatrical Distribution
Job Summary
Job Description
The Finance & Admin Executive will report to the Finance Manager in Madrid and be responsible for maintaining financial excellence and operations. Key responsibilities include financial planning and budgeting, local production finance management, subsidy management, asset management and compliance, general accounting operations, and accounts payable management. The role requires advanced knowledge of financial planning, understanding of entertainment industry accounting, and strong analytical skills. This is a fixed-term contract ending in December 2025 with the potential for extension.
Must have:
- Advanced knowledge of financial planning and analysis
- Strong understanding of entertainment industry accounting
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Effective communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
- Proficiency in EPM tools and financial software
6 skills required
Job Details
Please note that this role is based in Spain. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the Spanish immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in Spain for the duration of the employment.
This position reports directly to the Finance Manager in our office in Madrid and plays a crucial role in maintaining financial excellence and operations across Sony Pictures Releasing Distribution.
This role is a fixed-term position ending December 2025, with the potential to be extended.
Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Partner with Finance Manager (FM) in developing and managing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for Overhead and Titles
- Utilize EPM tools to maintain financial accuracy and efficiency
- Prepare and analyse slate projections based on product assumptions
- Validate release dates and conduct Film rights reviews
- Ensure Interplan figures accuracy and compliance
- Oversee Local Product Accounting operations
- Compile and analyse financial data to the FM for statement preparation
- Manage invoice processing and payment tracking for Local Producers
- Maintain a comprehensive Local productions Database
- Monitor and calculate Tax incentives
- Stay up to date with regulatory changes in project finance, and research for funding opportunities.
- Coordinate Catalan dubbing subsidies documentation
- Liaise with Accounts Payable and business units
- Ensure accurate subsidy justification and fund allocation
- Request asset shells creation.
- Generate and analyse reports for depreciation forecasts
- Conduct annual fixed asset reviews
- Collaborate with Global Finance Operations (GFO) Tax team to support regulatory compliance and audit requirements
- Partner with RTR and Cap Gemini teams Provide strategic guidance on general accounting bookings.
- Process and verify monthly bookings, including:
- Warehouse summaries by GL account and Title
- Transportation and logistics expense
- Screening room allocations and third-party billing
- Provide annual bookings
- Prepayment preparation
- Rent and lease allocations
- Oversee purchase order creation for finance and overhead expenses
- Review and approve non-PO general expenses
- Manage vendor relationships and documentation in Graphite
- Create POs for finance and overhead expenses.
- Supervise AP books accurate and timely invoices and documents.
- Review weekly AP payment proposals.
- Monitor accounts payable metrics and open item
- Oversee corporate credit card reconciliation
- Advanced knowledge of financial planning and analysis
- Strong understanding and passion for entertainment industry accounting
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Desired proficiency in EPM tools and financial software
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Timely and Effective communication and collaboration skills
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