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This is a critical role with responsibility for leading the preparation and submission of statutory accounts, tax packs, and returns for designated entities, ensuring full compliance with local legislation and group policies.\nYou will be our subject matter expert on statutory reporting and tax compliance across Sony Europe and our Sports business entities, as well as designated Global Financial Accounting entities, providing trusted guidance to senior finance stakeholders.\nThis role would be extremely suited to a technically strong, detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in a complex international environment and is driven by the chance to influence financial governance, strengthen compliance, and add real value to the wider organisation.\nBeyond day-to-day reporting, you’ll have the opportunity to dive into various projects that improve processes and systems, helping us achieve greater efficiency and consistency across multiple entities!\nYou will:\nLead preparation and submission of statutory accounts, tax packs, and tax returns for designated European entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.\nBe the go-to expert for tax reporting and compliance across Sony Europe and our Sports business entities, as well as statutory accounting for designated Global Finance Accounting entities. Acting as a trusted advisor to the Finance team, you’ll ensure all reporting is accurate, timely, and compliant.\nOversee our external partner and all aspects of tax compliance, including reporting, transfer pricing, corporate and deferred tax positions, tax losses/credits, and timely tax payments.\nDrive process and system improvements to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy, including supporting system implementations.\nCoordinate and manage external providers and support local tax audits in collaboration with the Global Tax Office.\nCollect, validate, and deliver accurate tax and financial data, including adjustments required to meet local statutory requirements.\nProvide proactive finance and tax guidance to internal stakeholders and act as a key liaison across Group Reporting, Global Tax, and local business teams.\nYou will bring:\nCritical\n\nPart Qualified/Qualified Accountant OR demonstrable significant reporting experience in a multi-company/entity environmentWe are willing to provide study support for those who are yet to qualify.\n\nExperience of tax compliance and reporting, gained in a multi-national corporate environment utilising finance shared services and/or business process outsourcing.\nAbility to simplify technical tax concepts and provide training and coaching, for improved understanding by team members without tax expertise.\nStrong communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.\nExcellent organisation skills and focus on critical deadlines.\nDesirable\n\nExperience & knowledge of SAP ERP system\nExperience of operating within a global virtual team\nYour new office\nWeybridge\nBased at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.\nTake a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbMOzjoVA\nLife at Sony\nWe ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.\nWe like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.\nYou can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap!\nBring your uniqueness to Sony\nWe are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose - ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.\nWe are Sony Europe\nOur people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.\nWith offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.\nBring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together.\nEqual Opportunity\nSony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.\nDisability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe\nSony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individual with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at  or by mail to: Sony Europe Limited, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. 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