**Main purpose of the job:** Lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes to support strategic decision\-making at Sony Music Spain. This is a key role that helps ensure profitability and operational efficiency in a dynamic, creative environment, aligning local strategy with global guidelines and standards. **Key Objectives / Responsibilities:** **Planning \& Forecasting:** * Manage the full annual budgeting cycle and monthly forecasting process. * Design and develop efficient financial planning models aligned with global guidelines. * Ensure consistency between forecasts and actual results by identifying variances and proposing corrective actions. **Financial Analysis \& Profitability:** * Lead the monthly close financial analysis, with a strong focus on margins, revenue, and costs by category and business line. * Identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement. * Deliver ad\-hoc analysis (pricing, royalties, artist agreements) to optimize profitability. **Reporting \& Executive Presentations:** * Prepare and present actionable financial reports for senior leadership. * Develop materials for Business Reviews and strategic meetings with HQ. **Financial Projects \& Tools:** * Lead automation and process optimization initiatives (e.g., Concur, Basware, global systems). * Participate in special projects such as new system implementations and cross\-territory standardization initiatives. **Business Partnering:** * Act as a strategic partner for Commercial, Marketing, and Operations teams. * Support the financial evaluation of new deals and business initiatives. **Controls \& Compliance:** * Ensure correct application of accounting and financial policies. * Ensure regulatory compliance and coordinate internal audits. * Collaborate with global teams to maintain consistency in reporting and corporate standards. **Profit \& Budget Responsibilities:** * Lead the preparation, monitoring, and control of the company's annual budget and monthly forecasts. * Monitor margins, revenue, and costs, recommending efficiency improvements and corrective actions. * Ensure alignment between local and global financial objectives, maximizing business profitability. **People Responsibilities:** **(Size of team, number of direct reports)** * 1 direct report plus 1 trainee/intern. * Manage, coach, and develop team members. * Foster a culture of collaboration, accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement. * Guide the team in adopting best practices, new tools, and global processes. **Key Stakeholders:** **(Who will they need to work with internally \& externally to get the job done)** * Sony Music Iberia Executive Leadership Team (ELT). * Global Finance teams (HQ). * Commercial, Marketing, and Operations teams. * Accounting, Internal Controls, and Audit teams. * Systems and Global Tools teams (Concur, Basware, EPM, etc.). **Person Specification** **Essential** ------------- **Professional Skills** * Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Tableau, and ERP/EPM systems (e.g., SAP, EPM, BPC, IP). * Strong experience in financial planning, analysis, and reporting within multinational environments. * Hands\-on integration of Copilot and AI assistants into day\-to\-day operations (effective prompting for finance tools and processes, AI\-driven task automation, and development/use of AI\-based agents). * Experience in the music or entertainment industry is a plus. * English proficiency at C2 level. **Personal Skills** * Strong analytical skills and results\-driven mindset. * Strategic thinking with the ability to translate data into actionable insights. * Excellent communication, influencing, and presentation skills. * Ability to perform effectively in fast\-changing environments and manage multiple stakeholders.