Manager, Production Finance - India

January 29, 2025

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.

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 a Manager to join the India Production Finance team. This role will work closely together with Leaders in Production Management (consists of Physical Production, Post, VFX, Music) and cross-functional teams (Creative, Legal, Finance & Strategy, Content Accounting and Tax) protecting company financial exposure through production oversight and controls.

The Production Finance team will be tasked with supporting our slates on a day-to-day basis and providing consistency for our internal and external partners.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a passion for finance and production. You will be expected to work closely with internal and external partners to evaluate optimal structure of content deals, provide comprehensive market intelligence and to ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and forecasting of production budgets and expenditures.

Key Responsibilities :

Budget Management and Cost Tracking

Assist in the creation, review, and maintenance of production budgets, ensuring that all cost elements are accounted for and aligned with project needs.
Track actual production costs against budgeted amounts, providing regular updates and variance analysis to production and finance teams.
Analyze and review cost reports and budgets throughout the life-cycle of productions, while communicating and negotiating with the external production partners on eventual variances
Review cash flow requirements for Production companies
Monitor and track production payments, Cost Reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, in line with contracts and financial agreements.
Provide support in troubleshooting financial issues and resolving discrepancies
that may arise during the production process.
Ensure that all financial operations are compliant with Netflix’s internal policies,
industry best practices.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work effectively and decisively with the internal Production Management leads and related internal stakeholders to successfully manage the external production partners
Guide best practices of financial control and cash management with both the external production partners and the internal stakeholders
Communicate regularly with the senior production finance team to provide updates and address any financial issues or concerns.
Present and lead conversations with both functional and regional stakeholders on the latest learnings and build steps for the improvement implementations

Qualifications and Skills

Minimum of 12 years work experience in finance/accounting and/or production experience in the entertainment industry
Proficiency in Excel and proven experience with various software applications
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
Ability to identify potential hurdles for our productions and help to keep a project on track

Thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, focus on generating results and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics
Self-motivated, disciplined, highly organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks
Working knowledge of google suite & Tally accounting preferred.

Personal Attributes

Proactive: Able to anticipate and address issues before they arise, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach.
Team Player: Works effectively in a collaborative environment, interacting comfortably with cross-functional teams.
Adaptable: Comfortable navigating change and managing shifting priorities as projects evolve.

Note: This job description is intended to provide an overview of the key responsibilities and expectations of the role. Additional tasks may be assigned as necessary to support Netflix's evolving business needs.

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