Finance Director, TV Distribution - EMEA

Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. To enable us to meet the statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system, you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom for the duration of the employment.

The Finance Director, EMEA TV Distribution, is a key strategic business partner to Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Television Distribution business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in London, this role leads financial planning, analysis, commercial partnering and performance insight for TV Distribution teams located in London, Munich and Dubai, supporting the licensing of SPE content to broadcasters, streaming platforms and digital partners across the region, as well as to third parties operating in the DVD, Blu-ray, Video on Demand (VOD) and Electronic Sell Through (EST) markets.

Working closely with commercial leadership, the Finance Director provides high-quality financial analysis, strategic guidance and decision support to help drive revenue growth, profitability and long-term business performance. The role ensures that senior stakeholders have access to the information, insights and tools required to make informed business decisions and optimise commercial opportunities across a rapidly evolving media landscape.

Success in this position requires exceptional communication, relationship-building and influencing skills. The Finance Director will collaborate extensively with commercial teams across multiple territories, regional finance teams, Home Office Finance in Los Angeles, and Global Financial Operations across several locations worldwide. As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, including Executive Vice Presidents, the individual must be able to challenge constructively, influence decision-making and translate complex financial information into clear business recommendations.

The role also carries leadership responsibility for a team comprising a Senior Finance Manager, a Finance Manager and an intern, with a strong focus on coaching, development and fostering a high-performing finance function.

• Creation, review, and reporting of budgets, forecasts and MRPs for the supported territories of UK, Germany, Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East
• Preparation and communication of concise and insightful management reporting to help commercial teams understand performance, the level of risk within their plans and detailed variance analysis
• Acting as a key point of contact between local commercial teams and the EMEA regional Finance team, leading the territory’s response on any queries or initiatives
• Leading in the preparation of distribution team overhead budgets for the region

• Support of a range of stakeholders within the supported territory team with insightful business analysis & engagement in key meetings
• Building of financial models to support commercial decision-making
• Understanding the revenue drivers of the business and ways of adding value and working with the business to capitalize on that insight
• Helping the business to choose and monitor the correct metrics and measures to guide performance

• Monitoring and appropriately challenging costs
• Maintaining effective controls for all forecast, planning and reporting processes
• Ensuring the accuracy and efficacy of financial models in use by the commercial teams
• Maintaining a high understanding of risks. Advising, and where necessary challenging, management
• Acting as the key area of control in data management for the supported territories
• Acting as the key liaison between FP&A and the RTR, PTP, OTC, Stat and Tax and Home Office teams at the territory level
• Understanding and improving SPE’s working capital position
• Establishing and ensuring adherence to Sony accounting policies and IFRS

• Continually working to drive efficiency through the elimination, standardization, optimization, automation and roboticization of processes and tasks
• Continually work to improve…