Finance Manager (Merchandise) Full Time NEW

We are seeking a talented Finance Manager to assist in the accounting process, ensuring seamless financial operations across our Sony Music UK merchandise companies of Ceremony of Roses & Probity. You will have two direct reports to assist with the below processes and will oversee the accurate monthly reporting process for COR UK.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract with a start date of July 2026.

What you’ll do:

Ceremony of Roses & Probity – Touring

• Planning & reporting on the UK & European touring merchandise operation, improving the new process for European sales with Sony Music affiliates.
• Liasing with the business across each tour life cycle to ensure end to end reporting is completed in a timely & tax compliant manner and artists receive their tour settlement statements in line with their agreements.

Ceremony of Roses – Retail & Licensing

• Implement and execute end to end process of retail & licensing revenue channels to ensure completeness of information.
• Track the monthly performance against forecast provide commentary.
• Review retail & licensing royalty statements for month-end accounting and artist reporting.

Ceremony of Roses – New Business

• Take ownership and develop finance processes for new merchandise channels (incl. retail stores, pop ups, non-music events)
• Liaise with affiliate companies in non UK territories to provide settlement reporting in accordance with deal deadlines.
• Perform month-end activities relating to new business channels which involves applying revenue recognition and royalty accrual calculations.

Additional

• Data maintenance in new sales & inventory system.
• Liaise and support AP & AR teams to action client requests and monitor AP & AR ledgers as part of month-end process.
• Assist in statutory audit requests.
• Prepare COR UK VAT returns (UK VAT & Import One Stop Shop)
• Day to day admin assistance and systems support to the business e.g. B pack, Concur, SAP and cash allocation.

Who you are:

• Able to demonstrate taking ownership of role & tasks with ability to problem solve.
• Retail, merchandise & Licensing accounting experience
• Fully qualified accountant is preferable
• Experience with SAP, highly skilled in MS Excel and have a solid proficiency in other MS applications.
• Able to review current processes and propose efficiencies.
• Understanding of physical goods importing and exporting procedures
• UK & EU VAT Laws (e.g. movement of goods, Intrastat reporting) & knowledge of physical goods importing and exporting procedures