Manager, Production Finance, Nonfiction - Live Sports & Entertainment

The Production Finance team is looking for a Manager to support the Live Creative Content team. This role will primarily focus on US-based Live projects.

This role is based in our Hollywood office, with the expectation to come into the office Monday-Thursday.

Responsibilities: 

• Work closely with Netflix executives to lead the financial management of Live Entertainment and Sports titles.  

• Serve as the lead financial advisor on a title, ensuring the financial strategy and underlying assumptions remain grounded and aligned with business goals from start to finish.

• Manage the budgeting process, from building initial estimates and vetting assumptions to tracking costs throughout production.

• Partner with internal cross-functional teams to handle the end-to-end financial needs of a title and support everyday decision-making.

• Apply flexible, innovative workflows to finance‑related issues, with the opportunity to help build and scale processes for a fast‑growing Live business.

• Partner effectively with a range of external production services companies across different specialties.

• Work directly with production services companies and accountants to drive accurate, complete, and timely budgeting and cost reporting, support production operations, and ensure alignment with industry‑standard accounting practices.

• Ensure show-level compliance with Netflix policies and procedures.

• Manage cash flow and funding processes.  

• Maintain accurate and current production information in Netflix systems.

Qualifications: 

• 7-10 years of production finance and/or production accounting experience.

• Ability to adapt established finance workflows and best practices to new initiatives.

• Expertise in entertainment industry budgeting and cost tracking software. 

• Thrives in a fast-paced and challenging environment. 

• Possesses a high level of intellectual curiosity with a focus on generating results.

• High aptitude and enthusiasm for complex problem-solving and analysis using financial applications.

• Self-motivated, disciplined, highly organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong analytical skills.

• A degree in accounting or finance is preferred.