Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations

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

Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service, with over 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:

We are seeking a finance professional to partner with our Ads and Product & Tech teams based in Brazil. Your primary responsibilities will be in supporting our growing Ads business as well as our day-to-day Product & Tech spend. The perfect candidate for this role is someone who has a solid understanding of the P2P (procure-to-pay) workflow with a background in the Ads industry, has experience in supporting supplier sourcing projects and operational finance/accounting, thrives in a fast-paced environment, can drive innovative process improvements to scale, has the courage to question the status quo, ability to influence FPO strategies (e.g. location strategy, cost optimization, etc), and enjoys working cross-functionally with business partners across various functions (Ads, FP&A, Finance & Strategy, Accounting, Tax, Product, etc). 

In this role, you will partner with the following cross-functional partners:

• Business Owners - Execute all finance-related tasks (procurement support, reviewing and re-negotiating contracts, vendor management, creating purchase orders, reviewing invoices, expense reporting) and be an embedded partner and active contributor across various Product teams. 

• Accounts Payable - Create POs where applicable and provide non-PO invoice coding to enable timely and accurate invoice processing and accurate financial reporting.

• Accounting - Drive an accurate and timely month-end close by owning the accrual process and explaining variance drivers. 

• Finance & Strategy - Ensure accurate coding to provide meaningful reporting and identify opportunities to use data to drive business decisions. 

• Finance Technology - Design, simplify, and automate finance and payment workflows and partner on system enhancements to help automate workflows to scale. 

Responsibilities: 

• Be an embedded business partner for our growing Ads team across Latin America

• Ensure the operational excellence of the Finance Procurement Operations team and systems supporting the goals of Ads Program scale and independence

• Design and enhance finance workflows and tools to support the ads business

• Partner closely with the business and legal to support supplier sourcing decisions and contract reviews and renewals to build a resilient and diverse supply chain that keeps pace with the evolving needs of our business

• Own finance-related tasks (supplier sourcing, reviewing contracts, creating and reviewing purchase orders, facilitating change orders, reviewing invoices, vendor management, management reporting, etc.) that drive financial accuracy

• Own the month-end accrual process and partner with the operations accounting team to address any significant period-over-period variances in spend

• Ensure accurate coding of expenses to provide meaningful reporting, help track actuals to budget/forecast, and communicate any expected variances

• Review trends in invoicing volume and partner with the accounts payable team on the volume of non-PO and manual invoices, non-OCR invoices, etc.

• Identify process gaps and drive projects to simplify and automate finance and payment workflows

• Perform other duties and ad hoc tasks contributing to the organization’s goals

Requirements:  

• You exemplify our Netflix Culture

• Minimum 6 years experience in the Ads industry or other similar fast-paced industries 

• 6+ years of relevant Finance and/or Accounting experience with a working knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS accounting frameworks

• Deep knowledge and understanding of the Procure-to-Pay process workflow, including supplier sourcing, contract reviews, and procure-to-pay process

• Experience in working with key stakeholders across the globe

• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information

• You are a  service-oriented person who focuses on quality communication and attention to detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Adaptable - You are comfortable in an ever-changing ecosystem of content, finance, and accounting issues and projects

Extra dose of awesomeness if you have:

• Industry experience at a large international corporation 

• Experience working with a shared services center in different regions

• ERP and Procurement systems experience with Workday Financials and Tableau 

• Minimum 3 years experience working with entertainment or other similar industries

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.