Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

This Production Finance Manager will be instrumental in creating and implementing the production finance goals of the Film team. The goals include i) providing accurate, timely and complete production budgets and estimated final costs ii) protecting company’s investment through cash management, policies and procedures, iii) providing shows with the production finance support to facilitate producing great content, and iv) Identify opportunities for us to innovate.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Line Producers, Production Managers, Accounting Staff and executives from the Netflix Film team to deliver the highest quality original entertainment content.

• Hire the most talented production accounting teams with the skillset to provide the highest level of production accounting support on shows that are some of the most ambitious and complex to ever be produced.  

• Liaise with Netflix cross-functional teams (including Production, Legal, Creative,  HR, Labor Relations, Content Accounting, and Treasury) to ensure production finance policies and procedures are current and effectively implemented on our productions.

• Work with show accountants on a day-to-day basis to drive accurate, complete, and timely cost reporting, protecting and managing show assets and supporting production. Review production budgets, incentives, cash flows, cost reports and trial balances prepared by show accountants. 

• Keep abreast of current and changing industry trends, evolving technologies, production incentives and changes in crew capacity and infrastructure support in the main worldwide production centers.

• Travel to production locations where our shows are filming to audit, review work flows, organizational abilities and effectiveness of accounting staff.

• Develop relationships with Film Commissioners, Accountants, Producers and Payroll Companies to build resources and networks from which to poll industry information and help ensure all production finance processes are current, reasonable and timely.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have extensive production finance/production accounting experience, either at the studio level or in the field, managing feature film budgets.

• Broad understanding of domestic and international production incentives.

• Solid understanding of payroll process, union labor agreements and tax requirements.

• Expert skill level of Movie Magic Budgeting and all Netflix supported production accounting systems.

• Solution focused with the ability to understand and articulate issues using creative, production or financial context.

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 $160,000-470,000.

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 detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here. 
 

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 diversitybuilds 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.