Merchandise Lead, Finance Supervisor - GFFS

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. Today, we work in more than 60 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. The Global Finance Shared Service Center supports the core business with finance related matters, covering a wide scope of activities across the globe. We ensure suppliers and artists are paid on time for the amazing work they create. We work closely with the local finance teams around the world, which means we have an excellent understanding of how the company operates and are kept up to date with key developments in this exciting and fast-paced industry. Our teams play a key role in ensuring Sony Music achieve their annual goals each year. As our Global Finance Shared Service (GFSS), you will be overseeing the following USA merchandise business areas: Accuracy of the accounting entries made by GFSS across tour, e-commerce, and licensing revenue streams Accountability for the output of our Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) partner. Be the primary GFSS contact for other GFSS departments, and the merchandise and label finance or sales teams. This role requires a highly organized, confident, motivated team player who operates well under pressure. It is a role for someone equally comfortable designing a process and executing one. What You'll Do: Accounting Integrity — Merchandise Business Own the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting within GFSS’ scope across all merchandise revenue streams. Including revenue recognition, cost of sales, vendor obligations, and balance sheet positions Act as the accounting lead to ensure proper accounting for unusual scenarios Review and approve all reconciliations, reports, and financial summaries before they are sent to other departments and stakeholders Maintain a thorough working knowledge of how each merchandise revenue stream flows through SAP so that accounting positions can be taken and explained or justified Ensure the accounting is structured to withstand external, statutory, and artist audits at any point Process Design and Problem Solving Identify gaps in current accounting workflows and develop approaches to address them Implement process changes/improvements and ensure they are documented, repeatable, and scalable Vendor Payables and Cost Accounting Maintain accounting for vendor cost obligations arising from merchandise operations, including venue revenue-sharing arrangements Ensure accrued payables are recorded correctly, cleared on a timely basis, and the balance is kept clean Coordinate with Accounts Payable (A/P) to ensure vendor payments are applied correctly in SAP and the payables ledger reflects the true state of outstanding obligations US State Sales Tax Reporting Support the US sales tax compliance process with Sony Global Tax Office. g. state filings, and timely settlement of tax liabilities. Review supporting data, reconciliations, and schedules required for filings Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Team Management Directly manage the offshore Team Lead. Set clear performance expectations, review output quality, and develop the team’s capability over time Hold accountability for the performance of the offshore team supporting Merchandise — the standard of work that reaches GFSS management and stakeholders is this…