Analyst, Marketing Financial Planning
United States · 25 Madison Ave · USD 61,000-66,000 · Hybrid · Posted Oct 7, 2026
At a glance
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- United States · 25 Madison Ave
- Salary
- USD 61,000-66,000 · Base salary
About Sony Music Entertainment
- 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 70 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.
- Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.
- We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and music-passionate Analyst to join our centralized finance team supporting the Sony Music US Front Line Label Group, which includes Columbia Records, RCA Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Sony Music Nashville, Provident Entertainment, and Ultra Records.
- Reporting to the Associate Director of Marketing Financial Planning, this position will support the planning, tracking, and analysis of marketing expenses across artist campaigns for assigned labels. The Analyst will work closely with finance, marketing, and media teams to help maintain accurate budgets, process purchase orders, reconcile expenses, and provide visibility into campaign spending. The ideal candidate is organized, curious, comfortable working with financial data, and able to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative environment.
About the role
- Sony Music Entertainment is seeking an Analyst for Marketing Financial Planning to join its centralized finance team supporting the Sony Music US Front Line Label Group.
- This position supports the planning, tracking, and analysis of marketing expenses across artist campaigns for assigned labels.
- The Analyst will work closely with finance, marketing, and media teams to help maintain accurate budgets, process purchase orders, reconcile expenses, and provide visibility into campaign spending.
Responsibilities
- Assist with maintaining artist marketing budgets that support release strategies and commercial plans.
- Support the monthly forecast process by gathering campaign updates and entering revised spending assumptions.
- Coordinate with label teams to create and submit marketing-related purchase orders in line with approved campaign budgets and internal requirements.
- Complete monthly and quarterly reconciliations of marketing expenses, and support the preparation of accruals and journal entries.
- Maintain marketing expense reports and dashboards that provide visibility into actual spending and remaining budgets by artist, project, and campaign.
- Work with marketing, media, promotion, and finance teams across assigned labels to gather information and resolve questions.
- Help ensure marketing expenses are supported by the appropriate documentation and follow company finance policies, approval requirements, and established controls.
- Assist with campaign analyses, vendor comparisons, label-wide marketing expense reviews, and other projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Up to two years of experience in accounting, financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or a related area.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and comfortable learning new systems and applications.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail and accuracy.
- Communicate clearly and professionally and are comfortable working with colleagues across different teams and levels.
- Organized, able to manage multiple assignments, and comfortable adjusting to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Collaborative, curious, and willing to ask questions and learn.
- Take ownership of your work, follow through on commitments, and raise issues when additional guidance is needed.
Preferred qualifications
- Internship or entry-level experience in music, entertainment, or media
- Experience with SAP, Power BI, Tableau, or other financial reporting tools
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage
- 401K + employer matching
- Company-paid identity theft protection
- Resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources
- Industry-leading fertility coverage
- Fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding
- Fully paid leave for caregivers
- Programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity
- Subsidized back-up child and elder care
- Reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Excel
- SAP
- Power BI
- Tableau
