Senior Accountant

Los Angeles, California
Finance
Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with more than 260 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries, and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause, and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. Visit our culture memo and long-term view to learn more.
The Accounting team is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to support our Animation studio, including expenses, accruals, intercompany transactions, and M&A accounting integration. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of US GAAP, proven experience in scaling processes, and the ability to build strong relationships with cross-functional partners.
Responsibilities:
Design policies, procedures, and controls to drive efficiency and accuracy under US GAAP
Lead a timely and accurate financial close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, commitments, and disclosures, and summarize financial results for management reporting
Support integration of M&A companies to Netflix's systems and close processes
Partner with the Financial Applications team to manage systems and improve workflows
Drive innovation and scale manual processes across the accounting organization
Develop strong cross-functional relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders including Production Finance, Legal, FP&A, Consolidations, Procurement Ops, and Tax
Align with accounting teams outside of the US to assist with local reporting compliance
Represent Operations Accounting in the implementation of cross-functional projects
Qualities We're Looking For:
8+ years relevant experience; a mix of public accounting and corporate accounting experience is preferred
Solid understanding of US GAAP
CPA or similar designation preferred
Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive outcomes
Accustomed to multitasking, prioritizing, and meeting multiple tight deadlines
Excellent communicator who can build cross-functional relationships and is comfortable providing direct feedback
Proven experience building processes and scaling workflows
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 details about our Benefits here.
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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, 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.