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Business Partner – Finance Procurement Operations

Business Partner – Finance Procurement Operations

CompanyNetflix
LocationLos Angeles, CA, USA, Los Gatos, CA, USA
Salary$50000 – $240000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, MBA
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant Finance and/or Accounting experience
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of the Source-to-Pay process workflow, including supplier sourcing, contract reviews and procure-to-pay process
  • Ability to take ownership of tasks while handling competing priorities
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to navigate large data sets
  • Strong communication skills, business acumen, and the ability to lead cross-functional meetings
  • Relationship builder – Ability to cultivate strong cross functional relationships and communicate effectively with team members and business partners
  • Strong enthusiasm for implementing systems and processes
  • Curiosity and passion – Our team members ask probing questions, challenge the status quo, make changes to improve processes, and have fun while doing it; having a positive attitude and never settling for ‘good enough’ are key
  • Adaptable – You are comfortable in an ever-changing ecosystem of content, finance and accounting issues and projects
  • Ability to take occasional trips to the Los Angeles office in Southern California

Responsibilities

  • Communicating across the Product teams to drive the procurement of services from our vendors and understand the status/timeline of delivery of services.
  • Partner closely with the business to support their sourcing decisions and vendor partnerships for scale, cost efficiencies, and to ensure a diverse and sustainably focused supplier chain to keep pace with the evolving needs of our business.
  • Setting-up purchase orders (PO’s) in to ensure appropriate classification of expenses to enable financial reporting and analysis.
  • Driving projects that help to simplify and automate manual workflows. Actively participate in system features development and user acceptance testing.
  • Managing vendors and invoicing processes: ensuring timely billing, approving invoices, and working with Accounting to ensure accuracy of accrued services.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Industry experience in a Product environment
  • Experience working with shared services center in different regions
  • ERP and Procurement systems experience – experience with Workday Financials and Tableau
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA and/or CPA