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Business Planning Analyst (Americas) - Business Planning
4 years ago
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.
Business Planning Analyst (Americas)
San Mateo, CA
The Global Store and Services team are part of a vibrant organization that manage both the transactional store and subscription businesses for PlayStation. GSS brings together staff from around the world, with a passion for engaging PlayStation gamers with relevant and entertaining content. This area of Sony Interactive Entertainment has seen significant growth in recent years to become a key revenue contributor and continues to evolve with the industry to create new business opportunities. We are looking for individuals who are motivated by being part of a truly global team, working together at the forefront of digital content distribution. As part of this, we are expanding the San Mateo based Business Planning team responsible for driving accountability for business results through rigorous cost and margin management, accurate forecasting and planning, implementing KPI frameworks linked to our goals, and empowering the business with data and intelligence. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, is data-driven with a strong analytical mind, extremely detail oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced commercial environment.
Responsibilities:
- Act as main liaison to Finance for all budget, forecast, and general GSS guidance needs
- Accurately forecast our weekly/monthly/quarterly performance across Store and Services
- Work with global Business Planning team and other teams in the wider organization to identify trends needed to build intelligent forecast models
- Provide P&L management and cost improvement insights
- Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, and expense
- Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand their evolving business needs and provide actionable insights
Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of relevant FP&A experience
- BS/BA in Finance, Mathematics, Economics or equivalent
- Excellent communication and organizational skills with a keen eye for detail
- You have outstanding Excel and PowerPoint skills
- You have experience working directly with business stakeholders
- You have excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Creative and energetic team player who embraces change and a desire to continually improve
- Resourceful in finding solutions to business problems
- Strong communication skills, a proactive attitude and delivery focused
- Data-centric & analytical with good planning skills and commercial focus
- Strong ability to develop influential and collaborative relationships
- Worked as part of a team that crosses multiple countries and time-zones
- Patient, persistent, pragmatic and diplomatic
- Both detail and 'big-picture' conscious
- Able to operate and communicate at a senior level within SIE as required
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
We sincerely appreciate the time and effort you spent in contacting us and we thank you for your interest in PlayStation.
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