Associate, FP&A, Ads

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.

We are currently looking for an Associate to support Financial Planning & Analysis for our Ads business globally. In this role you will have the opportunity to learn and grow quickly in this space, collaborating closely with a highly cross-functional and global team. This role will be the central point of contact for global consolidations, working closely with the regional Ads FP&A teams to bring together global financial planning and reporting for ads revenue and expenses. This role will help develop and own a set of management reports for consistent P/L analysis for revenue, people costs/headcount, non-people costs, and contribution margin. This role will be the primary owner of the Ads Finance deliverables calendar, in close coordination with the corporate finance teams for monthly & quarterly close, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning. This role will also assist with streamlining and automating our modeling. 

A successful candidate will need to be a self-starter with exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and communication skills. We are looking for someone who can bring financial planning experience, strategic thinking, and project management ability. This role requires comfort operating in ambiguity, problem-solving in a collaborative environment, and managing complex work streams with multiple stakeholders.

Visit our culture memo and long-term view to learn more about Netflix's unique culture and the opportunity to join our team. The position reports to the Ads Sr. Manager FP&A.

Responsibilities will include:

• Support roll-up of long and short-term financial forecasts, budgeting, and headcount planning

• Support global creation, standardization, and automation of management reporting in dashboards, reports, & templates. 

• Develop and manage workflow to consolidate variance analysis from regional FP&A. 

• Perform ad hoc financial analyses to deliver insights, and facilitate trade-off discussions, scenario plans, opportunity size, etc. 

• Create insightful presentations to summarize analyses and facilitate decision-making 

• Consolidation of our financial projections and assumptions in planning systems including Anaplan, Workday, TM1, etc.

• Develop Global KPIs, metrics, and dashboards to track the ongoing impact of Ads business. Facilitate training and adoption of KPIs and standard reporting across EMEA, LATAM, and APAC 

• Building strong relationships with a wide group of stakeholders (Ad Sales & Ops, Data Science, Accounting, Talent Acquisition/HR, etc.) and being able to effectively communicate financial tracking/impact

• Refine modeling and develop automation in partnership with the Data Science team

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced, highly analytical environment. Prior experience in advertising FP&A, management consulting, and strategic finance in tech or high-growth startups is highly preferred 

• Experience building & refining financial reporting processes, with high ambiguity and shifting requirements

• Strong modeling skills and comfort with manipulating large datasets in Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, and other data visualization tools 

• Candidates must be motivated, disciplined, flexible, able to work autonomously and perform tasks with a wide range of difficulties

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build successful relationships and partners at all levels

• Very strong project management, planning, & organizational skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, and deliver work under tight timelines.

• Strong attention to detail with sound judgment on when to apply the 80/20 rule to address problems.

• Familiarity with financial systems such as Workday, Essbase, Anaplan, sales incentive compensation, and general knowledge of the streaming advertising and ad tech ecosystem is a plus, though not required. 

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 .

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