Senior Accountant, e-Commerce (Contract)

Location: United States, San Mateo, CA Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity. Senior Accountant – E-Commerce Accounting Inventory • COGS • Sales • Cash Application • SAP & System Integrations Position Summary The consultant will support full-cycle accounting for the online store, from customer orders and inventory movement through revenue, cost of goods sold, accounts receivable, cash application, refunds, and financial reporting. This role will partner with Accounting, Operations, E-commerce, Supply Chain, and IT to resolve reconciliation and system-integration issues involving e-commerce, order management, inventory, payment, and SAP platforms. Key Responsibilities ·       Own full-cycle accounting for online store activity, including inventory, sales, cost of goods sold, accounts receivable, cash, refunds, credits, and related balance sheet accounts. ·       Perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and review of transaction completeness and accuracy. ·       Reconcile inventory subledger activity to SAP, including receipts, transfers, adjustments, returns, write-offs, and inventory reserves where applicable. ·       Review and reconcile cost of goods sold to product sales and inventory movement, investigating unusual margins, timing differences, and data issues. ·       Support the complete order-to-cash cycle, including sales orders, fulfillment, billing, revenue recognition, customer receivables, refunds, credits, and cash application. ·       Reconcile payment processor and bank activity to customer orders, accounts receivable, and SAP postings; research unmatched or failed transactions. ·       Partner with Operations, E-commerce, Supply Chain, IT, and Finance teams to understand transaction flows across multiple systems and ensure accurate accounting in SAP. ·       Investigate integration issues between sales, order management, inventory/warehouse, payment, and SAP systems, and determine the accounting impact of incomplete, duplicated, delayed, or incorrect transactions. ·       Participate in system implementations, integration changes, user acceptance testing, and validation of automated accounting entries and interfaces. ·       Develop and maintain reconciliation tools and controls to confirm that data transferred between operational systems and SAP is complete and accurate. ·       Identify root causes of accounting and system issues, coordinate resolution with technical and operational teams, and help prevent recurring problems. ·       Create and maintain process documentation, system flow documentation, and internal controls for online store accounting processes. ·       Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and strengthen accounting processes as online store activity and systems evolve. Qualifications ·       Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. ·       Approximately 2–6 years of accounting experience, preferably including inventory, revenue, order-to-cash, e-commerce, retail, or consumer product accounting. ·       Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, month-end close, inventory accounting, revenue, accounts receivable, and cash. ·       Experience with SAP strongly preferred; experience with other large ERP systems is also valuable. ·       Experience working with e-commerce platforms, order management systems, warehouse/inventory systems, payment processors, or system integrations is a plus. ·       Strong Excel and data analysis skills, with the ability to work through large transaction populations and identify exceptions. ·       Ability to understand end-to-end transaction flows and translate operational or system issues into accounting impacts. ·       Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills. At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate. $55 — $70 USD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. 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