Senior Finance Data Governance Consultant (Contract)

United States, Remote · Remote · contract · Senior

$129,600 – $194,400

Listed on Bend Studio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role establishes and operationalizes finance data governance practices across Sony Interactive Entertainment, covering everything from governance frameworks and data inventory to quality controls and master data management. It suits experienced consultants comfortable working independently in a greenfield setting to translate complex financial and technical requirements into practical, sustainable processes.

Our summary, not Bend Studio’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

8+ years in data governance, finance data management, finance transformation, or related consulting
Demonstrated experience establishing or materially improving data governance capability in a complex enterprise
Strong understanding of finance processes including general ledger, management reporting, financial consolidation, planning, and close
Experience documenting financial data definitions, business rules, mappings, hierarchies, lineage, controls, and data quality requirements
Experience partnering with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, data engineering, business intelligence, security, and technology teams
Ability to distinguish business ownership and governance responsibilities from technical platform responsibilities
Strong facilitation skills and ability to drive decisions across stakeholders
Ability to create detailed, usable deliverables with limited existing documentation
Strong written communication skills for both detailed and executive-level documentation
Experience in consulting, transformation, or contractor environments with measurable deliverables and knowledge transfer
Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving, greenfield environments

Nice to have

Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance, financial data structures, consolidation, or group reporting (ACDOCA, ACDOCU)
Experience with cloud data platforms, enterprise analytics/reporting tools, and data governance/catalog platforms
Strong understanding of data quality and architecture including SQL, data profiling, dimensional modeling, semantic layers, and modern data architectures
Experience working with Finance data in SOX-controlled or audit-sensitive environments
Consulting, Finance transformation, or enterprise data advisory experience