Content Accountant

2 Months ago • 3 Years + • Account Management • Finance • $50,000 PA - $240,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Content Accountant at Netflix will be responsible for setting up and accounting for content license contracts within the company's proprietary system, focusing on license fee uploads and payment term assignments. Monthly close tasks, including accrual analyses and reconciliations, will also be part of the role. The position involves reviewing and preparing documentation for content license agreements, interpreting contractual terms, and applying accounting policies. The accountant will account for owned content, collaborate with business partners to determine the full cost of produced shows, and contribute to process improvements and various projects. This involves cross-functional interaction with teams across finance and content acquisition.
Must have:
  • 3+ years of accounting experience
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance
  • CPA license preferred
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Proficient in Excel (pivot tables)
  • Experience with contract review
  • Data analysis skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with accounting systems
  • Data entry and analysis experience
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Enthusiasm for learning
Perks:
  • Comprehensive health plans
  • Mental health support
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Stock option program
  • Disability programs
  • Health savings and flexible spending accounts
  • Family-forming benefits
  • Life and serious injury benefits
  • Paid leave of absence programs
  • Paid time off (35 days annually for hourly employees, flexible time off for salaried employees)

Job Details

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.

Have you ever wondered how we assess and decide how we account for content in our financial statements? Are you curious and invested in and looking to contribute to automated workflows for Accounting? Do you enjoy reviewing and analyzing large data that are used in critical business decisions? If yes, we are looking for you to join other stunning colleagues in Los Angeles who share a passion to continue to build expertise in streamed content accounting. 

This role provides you the chance to join a team that is committed to transforming and redefining the perception of what entertainment is and how it can be enjoyed through the Netflix service. With continued investment in a slate of content including original productions, content licensing, and international expansion, it's a great time for you to join Netflix. 

This role is based in our Hollywood office, reporting to the management team in Content Accounting.

Qualities We’re Looking For:

  • Fundamentals of Accounting—We'd like you to have 3+ years of relevant accounting experience backed by a bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance; a CPA license is preferred.

  • Attention to detail and love for data—We pride ourselves on producing high-quality work, scrutinizing important numbers and formulas for accuracy, and using spreadsheets and system data to reconcile accounts and solve problems; we like our accountants to love Excel pivot tables and be unphased by large data sets.

  • Enthusiasm and quick learning - Enthusiasm for designing and building new accounting systems and making improvements to existing systems. Prior work with contract review (revenue, leases, or other complex documents), data entry and analysis, research, and other problem-solving tasks is helpful, but we understand you probably have never done content accounting.  That's OK with us because we'll teach you as long as you're excited about learning.

  • Curiosity and passion—Our team members ask probing questions, challenge the status quo, make changes to improve processes, and have fun while doing it all; a positive attitude and never settling for “good enough” is key. 

  • Industry experience is not essential to the position if you are enthusiastic about the position, have a strong accounting background, and are capable of learning quickly.

  • Adaptable—You must be comfortable with an ever-changing ecosystem of content, finance, and accounting issues and projects.

  • You embrace and advocate the Netflix and our.

More Details/Responsibilities:

  • Set up (in proprietary contract management system) and accounting of content license contracts, with a focus on license fee uploads and payment term assignments.

  • Perform monthly close tasks (such as accrual analyses and reconciliations).

  • Review and prepare documentation of content license agreements, which includes interpreting contractual terms and understanding the application of our accounting policies.

  • Account for owned content and work with business partners to understand the full cost of produced shows.

  • Drive process improvements and contribute to exciting projects.

  • Cross-functional interaction with teams outside of Content Accounting, including those across finance and content acquisition organizations.

Generally, 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 detail about our Benefits .

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more .

is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

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.

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