Finance & Audit Accountant

This role sits within the Central Finance team and plays an important part in supporting financial reporting, statutory audit and royalty audit activity across the business.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across Finance, Tax, Legal and the wider business, as well as our outsourced finance teams in India and Poland and external auditors. It’s a varied role that combines core financial reporting and controls with more investigative audit work, making it a great opportunity for someone who enjoys getting into the detail, understanding the story behind the numbers and working across different teams to solve problems.

• Support the preparation of annual statutory accounts under UK GAAP and act as a key contact for statutory auditors.
• Assist with quarterly VAT returns, VAT queries and inspections, ensuring appropriate checks and reconciliations are completed.
• Coordinate monthly balance sheet reconciliations across the business and maintain the Cadency reconciliation system.
• Oversee Withholding Tax processes and support monthly and quarterly joint venture reporting and ONS submissions.
• Support royalty audits from fieldwork through to resolution, coordinating information and documentation across auditors and internal teams.
• Investigate audit claims through financial and royalty data analysis, reconciliations and variance analysis, helping to prepare clear, evidence-based responses.
• Work closely with Finance, Tax, Legal, GFSS and other stakeholders to investigate and resolve audit and accounting queries.
• Prepare audit schedules, analysis and budget forecasts, alongside supporting wider Central Finance projects as required.

• Previous audit experience gained within practice, industry or a commercial finance environment.
• Experience supporting financial audits, reconciliations and balance sheet reviews. Experience within the music or entertainment industry would be beneficial.
• Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA status, or working towards a relevant professional accounting qualification.
• A degree or equivalent experience, ideally within Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and reporting.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively to deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to work with stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Tax and the wider business.
• A diligent and detail-focused approach to your work.
• A proactive mindset and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently when needed.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• A curious and investigative mindset, with the confidence to question data, identify inconsistencies and follow issues through to resolution.

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

As an active part of a culturally and socially diverse society, Sony Music’s aim is that our workforce is diverse and inclusive. Sony Music is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

We employ, retain, promote and otherwise treat all employees and job applicants according to their merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We apply this policy without regard to any individual’s sex, race, religion, origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition or disability.