Finance Program Manager - M&A

Netflix’s Finance Program Management Office (PMO) is looking for an experienced Finance M&A integration professional to drive the end-to-end finance integration journey from confirmatory due diligence through integration strategy, planning and execution. You will work closely with the M&A Integration Management Office (IMO) and serve as the bridge between Finance teams and the core integration team throughout the M&A process from evaluation to execution. This position reports to the Director, M&A - Finance. 

This is a hybrid position that can be based in either Los Angeles or Los Gatos and offers the flexibility to work remotely part-time. Occasional travel may be required to other office locations, including internationally.  

Responsibilities:

Program Management

• Lead finance integration workstreams for M&A transactions - spanning Core Finance, Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and Finance Product & Technology - from due diligence through Day 1 and Day 100 milestones, including integration playbook refinement, milestone tracking, and synergy realization reporting. Ensure critical controls, processes, and reporting capabilities are operational at close.

• Maintain a modular Finance Integration Playbook, including diligence checklists, Day 1 readiness plans, 30/60/90/100-day task libraries, standard deal playbook templates, communications plan approaches, Employee Day 1 plans, and systems migration frameworks, updated continuously with learnings from each deal

• Proactively manage risks and anticipate potential issues that pose a threat to achieving project goals; propose and implement issue or risk-mitigating strategies.

Stakeholder Management and Business Engagement

• Cultivate strong stakeholder relationships and maintain effective communication channels. Provide stakeholders with project decisions and milestone tracking. Ensure executive sponsors are informed via status updates and appropriate escalations.

• Collaborate with Finance business leads, the Integration Management Office (IMO), Talent, Technology, Legal, Corporate Development, and other cross-functional deal teams to deliver integration solutions that meet or exceed business stakeholders' needs.

• Serve as the Finance point of contact within the broader deal IMO structure, representing finance workstream status, risks, and dependencies in integration steering committee updates.

• Liaise with acquired Finance teams during transition, ensuring continuity and minimal disruption to close cycles and business operations.

Change Management

• Contribute to change management for finance process and system changes resulting from integrations, including chart of accounts harmonization, legal entity consolidation, ERP/tool migrations, etc.

• Partner with the integration core team to develop change management plans for key cross-functional milestones, including Employee Day 1, vendor analysis, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (business or finance preferred).

• 7+ years in finance or finance systems; with 5+ years finance project or program management.

• 3+ years leading Finance M&A integrations, including due diligence support, Day 1 planning, and post-close integration.

• Strong knowledge of finance and accounting principles is highly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to build trust and drive alignment across Legal, Talent, Technology, and Integration Management Office (IMO) stakeholders who may have competing timelines, incentives, or risk tolerances.

• Curiosity about and comfort with learning new tools and technologies, including AI‑assisted solutions, and the ability to translate business needs into clear, structured requirements.

• Comfort operating under time pressure and confidentiality constraints typical of deal environments.

• Strong executive presence paired with the ability to synthesize complex, fast-moving integration status into clear, decision-ready updates for senior leadership and deal sponsors.

• Adaptability and sound judgment when processes are being defined in real time.

• CPA or any professional finance accreditation is a plus.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.