Financial Accountant, Hawk-Eye Innovations

• 3+ years of accounting experience. 5+ preferred
• Fully or part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• Strong understanding and demonstrated application of revenue recognition under IFRS 15
• Managed services contracts revenue recognition experience
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills, and solid business partnering experience
• Experience with project accounting or managed service account tool and/or database
• Microsoft Office Excel expertise
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Project management skills and ability to manage up

Desirable

• As a Financial Accountant, you’ll be a critical part of the Hawk-Eye and Sony Global Finance Accounting (SGFA) Team and will also interact regularly with the wider Sony group (Corporate Planning, Tax, Treasury and BPO). You will report directly to our Finance and Accounting Manager
• The Financial Accountant role is primarily focussed on revenue, ensuring revenue is recognised in line with the customer contracts under Sony’s Corporate Accounting Policy as per IFRS 15
• Ensure accurate Revenue Recognition in line with customer contracts under Sony’s Corporate Accounting Policy as per IFRS 15
• Support early warning and forecast accuracy for significant impacts expected from revenue recognition
• Prepare monthly accrued & deferred revenue balance sheet reconciliations, supported by independent source and reported to SGFA and management
• Drive automation and efficiencies in how we manage, model, and report on revenue, customer contracts, invoicing, and debtors
• Partner with commercial leads, finance colleagues, and P&L owners on new deal modelling and setup; invoicing and debtor risk reporting, and forecasting and planning
• Be the primary contact for statutory audit for all matters concerning revenue
• Work with commercial leads to implement a contract management tool, capturing key sales contract financial information and documentation of separate performance obligations with the aim to support the revenue and related cost recognition and to provide improved financial reporting to senior management
• Support the implementation of billing and contract management tools to enable the improved and timely financial insight as well as drive customer invoice and revenue recognition automation

• Start Date: Immediate