Data Analyst, Production Finance Operations & Innovation

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.

Netflix is seeking a skilled and motivated Production Finance Tax and Vendor Data Analyst to join our team. This role is pivotal in supporting our Production Finance teams with tasks related to Netflix’s 1099 Tax and Sustainability reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong skills in both data analysis and communication.
 

Responsibilities:

1099 Tax Analysis:

Data Pipeline Maintenance:

• Monitor data pipelines to ensure continuous data flow for 1099 tax forms, ensuring data is flowing correctly and is available for analysis.

Data Modeling and Scripting:

• Create and maintain SQL queries for data extraction, analysis, and reporting. Focus on data consumption, reconciliation, and validation tasks to support tax reporting processes.

• Partner with Production Finance Engineering to track 1099 automation progress.

Accounting/Finance Workflows & Collaboration:

• Collaborate with Netflix Production Finance, Netflix Accounts Payable, external 1099 accountants, and payroll providers to resolve issues and meet deadlines.

• Address data validation issues and ensure accurate tax reporting prior to IRS submission.

Sustainability Analysis:

Data Management & Quality Control:

• Project manage and conduct daily quality control of fuel reduction data across Netflix productions for internal and external reporting.

• Manage and complete production data tracker templates based on input from internal and production stakeholders, maintaining robust version control. 

• Perform quality checks and correct errors in reductions, cost, and unit data. Finalize values and resolve data issues.

• Support data roll-up activities, including creating charts and summaries for reports and case studies.

• Support spot-analysis as needed, including developing new formulas and assumptions based on identified requirements 

Collaboration and Communication:

• Lead training sessions and office hours for Production Sustainability Advisors.

• Regularly communicate with Regional and Production Sustainability Advisors to address challenges and ensure correct template usage.

• Respond to data entry questions in a timely and collaborative manner,  troubleshoot, and correct errors. 

Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python is required.

• Strong advanced spreadsheet skills are required.

• Any tax experience is highly preferred.

• Analytical mindset, detail-oriented.

• Effective communicator, able to explain complex concepts to audiences with little to no technical knowledge.

• Highly organized and able to balance multiple projects, stakeholders, and requests.

• Ability to tackle and simplify complex analytical problems.

• Provide real-time support to productions in both regular US time zone hours and US/UK/Europe crossover times.

• Previous technical knowledge of electricity/generators, clean technology, Electric vehicles, and production is a plus, but not required (ability to learn required).

• Previous understanding of accounting principles (GAAP, Tax, and regulatory reporting) a plus, but not required (ability to learn 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 detail 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.