As an RTR Expert in Acquisition Integration, you will be responsible for supporting the financial and accounting integration of newly acquired entities into Sony Music. Responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, alignment with corporate accounting policies, and seamless migration of financial data, processes, and systems (including migration to SAP S/4HANA). Performing key reconciliations between the local accounting system’s trial balance and the US IFRS trial balance. This role requires deep accounting expertise with strong SAP S/4HANA knowledge and project management capabilities.
What you'll do:
Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Post purchase accounting entries and Opening Balance sheet in line with the global process and Global Finance instructions
- Support accurate and timely financial reporting during transition phase
- Ensure balances are correctly loaded from the local ERP system to SAP and to the consolidation system in alignment with the group accounting policy and reporting requirements
- Reconcile the balances between the local ERP system and SAP ensuring no material differences
- Reconcile and track differences between local GAAP and IFRS
ERP & Systems Integration
- Support migration of newly acquired entities into SAP S/4HANA
- Coordinate system configuration, testing, and validation activities
- Execute integration project plans covering accounting, reporting, controls, and systems
- Oversee financial data migration (GL, AP, AR, FA, leases) ensuring completeness and accuracy
- Manage multiple concurrent integration projects and timelines working with cross-functional teams (Local Finance, GFSS, IT)
- Communicate progress, risks, and issues to senior stakeholders
Who you are:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in a multinational environment with solid accounting expertise.
- Proficient in SAP S/4HANA and MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Experience in post-acquisition/ post-merger integration, or finance transformation
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities
- High level of English proficiency: written, verbal, and reading.
What we give you:
- You join a vibrant global community with the opportunity to channel your passion every day
- A modern office environment designed for you, empowering you to bring your best
- Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community
- The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt and create what happens next
- We give you the platform to champion positive change, with the opportunity to contribute to our social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- We provide an excellent range of benefits like private medical cover, a generous pension scheme, life assurance, income protection, plus loads of music industry perks. There’s also time off over winter break
Equal Opportunities
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