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Business Operations Analyst (Finance & Accounting)

at Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayStation

Austin, TX

As a part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation is leading the cloud gaming revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device.

As a Business Operations Analyst, you are capable of handling the review, analysis, and approval of costs for the Cloud Gaming Engineering & Infrastructure division (CGEI). You enjoy facing new challenges and the sense of accomplishment from tackling them. Never a dull day, a healthy mix of various projects ensures that the work is both challenging and fast paced.

Responsibilities:

Network Order Management:
Review existing orders and agreements to match against vendors’ charges and forecast.
Assist Jr. Analyst in identifying discrepancies and liaise with network engineers/teams to determine validity.
Track life-cycle of orders, update management when orders are due for renewal or termination.
Provide backup support for Jr. Analyst in their duties as AP and vendor liaison.
Purchase Order Processing: Using forecasts and service orders, work with Jr Analyst to request and manage purchase orders as well as match invoices against them when received.
Vendor Relations: Work with vendor representatives to make adjustments or provide credits when necessary, or to assist various teams with their needs.
Financial Support:
Review departments’ purchase requests to align to budget and code accordingly. Work with PM’s and management to allocate and obtain approval for additional budget when necessary.
Monitor spend against latest forecast, using various reports as provided by regional teams and Corporate Planning.
Assist with the network forecast model to reflect new or changed services, costs, renewal terms etc.
Develop budget/forecast template and gather information from all the departments.
Provide ad-hoc summaries or breakdowns of various projects or subdivisions of budget and YTD spend, provide to management and assist them with any questions and review.
Assist accounting teams in tracking asset life, in-service timing, and grouping of assets.
Input department budgets and forecasts into Adaptive budgeting software.
Review monthly financial results and understand variances against each departments’ budget.
Identify errors and communicate necessary journal entries to accounting department.
SLA Performance: Continuously measure, manage and improve supplier actual performance against negotiated SLA.
Scorecard Management: Lead measuring supplier performance, identify root causes, and driving improved performance. Drive improvement on all aspects of supplier performance (cost, quality and delivery).

Skills and Knowledge:

BA/BS or equivalent with at least 3 years of relevant experience in accounting and/or finance roles.
Experience in managing vendor relationships, performance preferred.
Must be detail oriented, analytical and results focused.
Prior experience in networking, cloud industry or related field is welcomed but not necessary.
Prior experience with Adaptive software is a plus.

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