Senior Accountant

Job Description

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The Accounting team is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to support our Animation studio, including expenses, accruals, intercompany transactions, and M&A accounting integration. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of US GAAP, proven experience in scaling processes, and the ability to build strong relationships with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities:
• Design policies, procedures, and controls to drive efficiency and accuracy under US GAAP
• Lead a timely and accurate financial close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, commitments, and disclosures, and summarize financial results for management reporting
• Support integration of M&A companies to Netflix's systems and close processes
• Partner with the Financial Applications team to manage systems and improve workflows
• Drive innovation and scale manual processes across the accounting organization
• Develop strong cross-functional relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders including Production Finance, Legal, FP&A, Consolidations, Procurement Ops, and Tax
• Align with accounting teams outside of the US to assist with local reporting compliance
• Represent Operations Accounting in the implementation of cross-functional projects

Qualities We're Looking For:
• 8+ years relevant experience; a mix of public accounting and corporate accounting experience is preferred
• Solid understanding of US GAAP
• CPA or similar designation preferred
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive outcomes
• Accustomed to multitasking, prioritizing, and meeting multiple tight deadlines
• Excellent communicator who can build cross-functional relationships and is comfortable providing direct feedback
• Proven experience building processes and scaling workflows
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top-of-market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $50,000 - $240,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

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We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background 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.

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