Manager, Studio Finance Operations
Netflix
Los Angeles, CAThis was removed by the employer on 8/10/2017 2:12:00 AM PST
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It's an exciting year for Netflix with our recent global expansion and the continued roll-out of our original series; it's a great time to join our team. As Netflix grows globally, we continue to look for the best and brightest talent to scale with our growth opportunity. Visit our culture deck and long-term view to learn more about the unique Netflix culture and the opportunity to be part of our team.
We are looking for a seasoned leader to build out and manage our Studios Finance Operations team. This position will reside in the company's Los Angeles based office and will report to the Senior Manager, Global Finance Operations. The perfect candidate for this role is someone that has a deep knowledge of studio operations and how best to support P2P workflows, can drive innovative process improvements to help us scale, has the courage to challenge prevailing assumptions, and can develop strong cross functional relationships with business partners across the company. The Studios Finance Operations team provides support to cross-functional business partners as follows:
• Business owners -- Embedded resource that understands the nature of the business they are supporting and owns finance related tasks (end to end P2P support from setting up new vendors, reviewing contracts, creating PO's, reviewing invoices, vendor management, etc.)
• Accounts Payable -- Create PO's and provide non-PO invoice coding to enable timely and accurate invoice processing.
• FP&A -- Ensure accurate coding to provide meaningful reporting, help track actuals to budget and communicate any expected variances.
• Accounting -- Help facilitate a timely and accurate month-end close by owning the accrual process and explaining variance drivers.
Responsibilities
include:
• Managing the Studio Finance Operations team
• Building out a ''best in class'' finance operations support model
• Building relationships with cross-functional business partners
• Driving innovative process improvement projects to automate and simplify as we scale
• Managing P2P process workflows: reviewing contracts, requesting new suppliers on behalf of the business, creating PO's, providing non-PO coding to AP, reviewing and approving invoices on behalf of the business
• Working with FP&A to track actual spending to budget. Understand, communicate and explain variances.
• Working with Accounting to streamline the accounting close process by ensuring the completeness and accuracy of accruals
• Working with IT to drive system related enhancement
Qualifications:
• 10 years of relevant experience
• Degree in relevant field
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams
• Experience working at a studio
• Experience managing the P2P process
• Understanding of US GAAP; public accounting experience and CPA is a plus
• Content accounting experience is a plus
• Experience with Workday Financials or other cloud based ERP systems is a plus
• Ability to proactively cultivate strong cross-functional relationships and communicate effectively with team members and business partners
• Intellectual curiosity about the business and solving problems
• Proven project management experience; a systems expert who is comfortable implementing and improving financial systems
• Advanced Excel experience with the ability to navigate large data sets
• A strong passion for Netflix