Finance Industrial Placement 2023

We are seeking Placement Students with a passion for finance, reporting, analysis and controlling to become our Finance Interns ensuring that our commercial operations across the world are underpinned with sound financial practice.

Throughout this 13-month paid placement, you will be given the opportunity to not only expand your knowledge but also immerse yourself in what it means to be a professional in a multinational organisation and to understand where your career could take you. Working within established teams, you will be offered expert mentorship alongside multiple development opportunities.

The Roles

Business Planning and Control Intern CPCE Basingstoke

In this role, you will be supporting the reporting & controlling team with the following activities:

• Daily maintenance, control & reporting of sales for all Business Units
• Management of Sales & General Administration for the following business groups Operations, Management, Healthcare, Sony Biotechnology Europe, Image Sensing Solutions etc.
• Headcount management
• Forecasting, reporting, analysis and month-end

Finance Analyst Intern CPCE Weybridge

Becoming a Finance Analyst Intern in the Planning & Control Department, you support a team of controllers looking after the fixed costs of Sony Europe with the following activities:

• Monthly end close process, forecasting, reporting, cost allocation process and financial analysis
• Business partnering to the senior management of allocated business units
• Annual budgeting process
• Ad-hoc projects to increase operational efficiencies and drive cost reduction

Logistics Analyst Intern CPCE Weybridge

As a Logistics Analyst intern, you will be analysing and reporting on the KPIs of the logistics team to drive continuous improvement activities (Kaizen). You will support our logistics platform in the continuous transformation on the way to one aligned operation working in the same way and with the same targets. Within this role, you will embrace yourself in various activities, including:

• Preparation, verification and compilation of reports, accruals, forecasts and budgets to analyse the performance, sales and inventory
• Analysing trends and patterns to support opportunities for costs saving initiatives, sales & operational planning
• Support our continuous improvement activities with the development of our operational shipment volume forecasting tool
• Verifying the accuracy of invoices received from logistics partners

Strategic Planning Intern CPCE Weybridge

In this role, you will be supporting the strategic planning team with the following activities:

• Consolidated financial reporting at Sony Europe corporate level
• Providing insight from analysis of financial KPI of Sony Europe to drive corporate level initiatives
• Preparing presentations and presenting the insights to the management team
• Supporting project management of various corporate initiatives, involving high senior management exposure

Trainee Controller CPCE Weybridge

As a Trainee Controller, you will be playing a key role in enhancing the controlling process and supporting the business planning and controlling team during the budget process. Within this role, you will support the team with the following activities:

• Daily reporting on KPIs (Net Sales, Marginal Profit and Gross Profit)
• Analysing Profit & Loss accounts, reporting and forecasting to European and Japanese management
• Collaborating with the application team to support automation of reporting
• Improving the forecast process (e.g., pricing and cost maintenance process)

Accounting Analyst Intern SGFA Weybridge

Becoming an Accounting Analyst Intern means becoming a Business Partner whose role is to ensure complete and accurate Profit and Loss statements and Balance Sheet reporting with maximized efficiencies while focusing on maintaining and strengthening Business Partnering, driving continuous improvement and building a strong governance structure with clearly defined accountability.

Within this role, you will support the team with the following activities:

• Supporting in standardising processes and procedures, across countries and business groups, to deliver efficiency and effectiveness
• Preparing monthly closing cycle, journal posting (accruals & provisions etc.), BS reconciliations, financial statements etc. and ensuring their integrity
• Liaising with the Statutory and Compliance team to ensure all finance and commercial activities comply with the applicable Group and European policies
• Becoming an approachable ambassador to all stakeholders and supporting the team in establishing and reinforcing effectual and efficient business partnering to assist in the achievement of key responsibilities

Assistant Accountant Intern SGFA Basingstoke

As our Assistant Accountant, you will become a true business partner supporting better access to information, reporting, standardisation and improvement of our processes. You will be working with various departments and supporting the senior financial account with the following activities:

• Supporting the day-to-day accounting processes to help meet financial reporting targets
• Ensuring balance sheet integrity
• Maintaining up-to-date and accurate reconciliations.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives

Finance Project and Communication Intern SGFA Weybridge

Becoming our Finance Project and Communication Intern means, becoming a member of two important teams within SGFA – the Finance Project Support & Planning team and the SGFA Internal Communications team.

You will be reviewing the project objectives and deliverables against the KPIs and also supporting communications strategies to engage, inspire, and connect employees with SGFA's purpose and values as well as the department’s key initiatives and projects. Within this role, you will embrace yourself in various activities, including:

• Monthly reporting and analysis of performance, costs, headcount, service level agreements and project progress to identify key areas of concern and/or gaps
• Supporting strategic, commercial, and accounting projects including business case preparation and financial models for strategic projects
• Contributing to the SGFA news agenda by coordinating or drafting articles related to e.g., key projects, personnel announcements, employee stories and administration of new posts
• Supporting internal event management (e.g., SGFA townhall meeting, SGFA Conference, SGFA All hands), employee award cycle and keeping our SGFA homepage up to date

Your Profile

• Studying for an undergraduate degree which makes you eligible for a 13-month placement starting summer 2023. Preferred degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or similar
• Strong analytical skills and ability to deal with large sets of data
• Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to quickly learn and use new IT applications
• Self-motivated, organised and inquisitive team player who is not afraid to challenge and be challenged
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• English language (written and spoken)

Our Recruitment Process

The job posting will be open until 6th of November 2022. Afterwards, the selected candidates will be invited to perform a recorded video interview.

In December, the best-performing candidates will be invited to an assessment centre.

Life at Sony

We will make you a part of a large and diverse placement student network which will allow you to foster friendships and to build lifelong connections with like-minded students. We are passionate about your personal development and to help you get the most out of your Placement Year, there will be a number of Training Modules and a range of Learning & Development programs available to help you learn, grow and lay the building blockers for your career.

We are positive a community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture across Europe in all our modern and inspiring workspaces. We believe in a sustainable and engaged workforce and support work-life balance with 25 vacation days and working policies to encourage our students to achieve a healthy balance between success at work and personal commitments.

We provide access to numerous wellbeing services and platforms to promote all aspects of health, including employee assistance programs and DE&I initiatives. We respect our people and listen to them through ongoing conversations and surveys. We value suggestions for improvements, and act to promote a better placement experience for everyone.

We are Sony Europe

Our people collaborate in an environment of acceptance, integrity and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace that each and every one of us is original and unique.

Operating in 28 European countries, Sony Europe provides both Consumer & Professional products, as well as Semiconductor, Imaging & Sensing, Healthcare and Biotech solutions. We also have leading R&D Centers and Laboratories developing a new technologies and capabilities for Sony Group interests.

Bring your passion and big ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s move forward together.

Your New Office

Based at the Basingstoke or Weybridge office, you will enjoy a modern working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available including vegan, and a barista style coffee.

There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, times lunch and afternoons. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly between train station and the office at peak times.

Bring your Uniqueness to Sony

We recognize that each and every one of us is original and different. Diversity and inclusion are in our DNA, they drive innovation. We empower our people to achieve one goal: to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.