Manager - Country Lead, Production Finance - Korea

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

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 lead a country to join Netflix’s Production Finance team for Korea. 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 manager will be part of a highly aligned cross-functional and global team that moves quickly within a constantly changing environment. Additionally, as a county lead, this role requires a high level of people and stakeholders management skills within the country and globally.

Responsibilities:

• Effective team management of the Production Finance team based in Korea

• 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

• 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

• Present and lead conversations with both functional and regional stakeholders on the latest learnings and build steps for the improvement implementations

• Able to seek opportunities for growth in our business and set clear success plans

Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years work experience in finance/accounting and/or production experience in the entertainment industry

• Strong people management and team management skills and experience

• 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

• Knowledge in production accounting/financial systems commonly used globally such as Movie Magic, Global Vista, and PSL will be advantageous

• 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, a 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 

• Bilingual proficiency in Korean and English with strong written and verbal communication skills

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.

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