Business Analyst – TM1/IBM Planning Analytics (Contract)

United States, Remote

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Please note: this is a temporary position through our staffing partner DZX with an anticipated duration of 12 months.

 

The Finance Data and Reporting (FDR) team within the Studios Business Group (SBG) is focused on streamlining the relevant data and reporting infrastructure to provide speedy and easy access to the relevant data and metrics needed for delivering strategic insights and recommendations, and for facilitating informed business decisions to achieve our financial objectives.

We are currently looking for a Business Analyst – TM1/IBM Planning Analytics to aid in achieving our goals.  The information below details the role and what we are looking for in a candidate.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Provide support to users of finance planning application (IBM Planning Analytics/ TM1 application) throughout the Planning cycle (annual budget and quarterly forecast)
  • Provide first-line support for Finance users and assist with the triage of change requests; dive deep to resolve problems at their root looking for failure patterns and suggesting fixes
  • Assist FP&A and technical teams to achieve operational improvements as per the departmental roadmap
  • Work alongside development team on workstreams such as requirements gathering and test case preparation; assist with delivery of system upgrades and improvements via unit testing, documentation, training & user handover activities
  • Continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes, automating or simplifying self-service support for customers
  • Understand data flows and make them more dependable/repeatable strengthening links to other enterprise tools
  • Challenge status quo and identify process improvement opportunities to drive innovation

Skills & Experience

  • Strong understanding of finance principles, with previous experience working on financial planning, budgeting and forecasting process, and interacting with finance analysts
  • Ability to interact with and manage expectations with users at all seniority levels across the organization
  • 2+ years IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 development experience (v2.0 or higher), or familiarity with and knowledge of:
    • fundamentals of planning analytics architecture
    • cube and rules concepts
    • ability to interpret rules and TI coding/process, security setup, chores, MDX, SQL queries
    • experience of using planning analytics Rest API (preferably via cubewise’s canvas product)
    • experience in preparing test cases
    • systems business partner experience
  • In lieu of TM1, experience with Oracle Hyperion, SAP BPC, or any other OLAP financial planning tool will be considered
  • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills

Additional Skills (Good to Have)

  • Exposure to master data management solutions
  • Experience with Cognos BI integration
  • Willingness to challenge the status quo in pursuit of process excellence
  • Lean/Six Sigma process improvement Methodologies
  • Knowledge of Python / TM1Py Beneficial
  • Experience with object orientated programming would be beneficial
  • Computer Science/Finance/Economics/Statistical Background
  • Desire to further Technical Knowledge/Skillsets

 

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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.

$47 - $71 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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