Associate, Production Finance - CEE

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with 278 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.

The Role

About Production Finance: 

The Production Finance team at Netflix is responsible for estimating and managing the production costs throughout the lifecycle of each production and provides insight and analytics to inform decision-making.  The team understands the operations of a production and guides each project through its financial workflows required for a successful launch on the service.

We are looking for an Associate to join Netflix’s Production Finance team  in Warsaw. This position will support Netflix Production Finance Managers on scripted and non-scripted projects shooting throughout the CEE region. 
 

The Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and reviewing budgets, cost reports throughout the life-cycle of a production, while communicating with third party production companies to review variances. 

• Manage cash flow, forecasting, and funding processes for a slate of projects.

• Align internally with Netflix Studio stakeholders to manage cost controls and production processes.

• Help and guide third party production companies’ accounting teams to implement new procedures and adjust to the Netflix reporting requirements.

• Ensure regional laws and financial regulations are followed by our production partners

• Have knowledge of local production practices and compliance/government regulations

• Understanding of local payroll, tax, banking, and invoicing processes.

• Be an integral part of how we set up our Studio operations in the CEE region. We are looking for someone who is an innovative thinker and is able to find ways for Netflix Production Finance to operate effectively within the CEE region.

Requirements:

• An understanding of the Production process is essential to high performance in the role. A background working directly (or in support of) television/film production is a requirement.

• A minimum of five years work experience in finance or accounting, ideally in a film/tv production context.

• Extremely strong written and verbal communication skills. The role is approximately a 60/40 split between internal and external communication, so both skills are essential.

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, are focused on generating results and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics 

• You are self-motivated, disciplined and highly organized.

• You have a strong multi-tasking ability and a high aptitude and enthusiasm for complex problem solving and analysis

• University degree in accounting or finance preferred. 

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, ethnicity, religion, color, place of birth, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service status or disability status.