Manager, Production Finance - Cee

Job Description

This is your chance to make a direct impact with a team that is transforming entertainment through local language programming like The High Water, 1670, and Znachor. These shows are changing the perception of what great content is, where it comes from, and how it can be enjoyed and celebrated around the world. Fueled by the broad appeal of the instantaneous enjoyment of unlimited movies and TV shows, Netflix has grown to over 300+ million streaming members globally. It's a great time to join Netflix!

The Role

The Manager, Production Finance, Central and Eastern Europe will be instrumental in creating and implementing the goals and strategy of the EMEA Production Finance team across a large slate of original programming.

These include:

i) providing valuable financial insight and guidance to best protect and control Netflix's investments

ii) managing the financial life-cycle of productions from Development through Delivery

iii) providing comprehensive and current market intelligence

iv) providing innovative financial solutions to facilitate smarter decision-making. Both internally within the content/production team, and externally with our productions and partners.

The Responsibilities:

External
• Work effectively and decisively within the Netflix team to manage third party production companies who are producing Netflix local content.
• Familiarity with evaluating the potential cost of a pitch and working together with studio stakeholders to set the right budget for a project.
• Oversee timely and comprehensive budgeting and cost reporting throughout the life-cycle of a production to ensure proper financial management.
• Ability to completely analyse a production budget from overall spend to individual rates.
• Manage cash flow, forecasting, and funding processes.
• Implementation of best practices of financial control and cash management for our partners.
• Track and advise on any applicable production incentives and tax receivables
• Travel to grow market intelligence and keep informed of current industry trends
• Research or have knowledge of local production capacity (stages, vendors, equipment, crewbase)
• Understanding of financial landscape in key markets (banking, accounting, compliance, etc)

Internal
• Closely align with Production, Business and Legal Affairs, and Content teams to manage cost controls and production processes. Knowledge and familiarity with each of these functions and workflows is important.
• Work with finance support teams including Compliance, Public Policy, Labor, Tax, FP&A and Content Accounting to collaboratively apply expertise towards the business.
• Oversee the internal financial reporting for the CEE slate
• Build and manage our external relationships with Administrators/Production Accountants.
• Advise on how to grow production accounting in the market via training and outreach.
• As requested, travel to Netflix offices to stay current on company and team strategy
• Be an advocate of the Netflix Culture

Experience/Qualifications
• 7+ years in-house financial executive experience or freelance work on productions
• University degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Fluency in English & Polish language is strongly preferred.
• Role to be based in Warsaw, Poland

Knowledge
• Strong understanding of all of the financial elements needed to bring an original production to life. An ideal candidate needs to be familiar with everything included in a production budget.
• ​Strong budgeting, production accounting, and accounting software experience
• A decent understanding of the production process from Development to Delivery, is key. There is an emphasis on production knowledge in addition to financial skills in Production Finance.
• Understanding of production service/commissioning contracts is a plus.
• Knowledge of film financing and distribution is a plus.

Working Style
• Candidates must be able to thrive in a dynamic environment and have a high aptitude for complex problem solving and analysis.
• How to communicate effectively (both internally and externally) and maneuver within a lean, fast-paced, and high performing content team. As mentioned above, it's important to understand the roles and responsibilities of a content/production team.
• Must possess a high level of intellectual curiosity with a focus on action and generating results.
• Must exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.
• Strong leadership traits and must be self-motivated, disciplined, highly organised and prioritised.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-wp433n-216-73-216-147-42 in your application.