Manager, Production Finance - UK Series

The Production Guild; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a Manager for Production Finance to lead the UK Series team. This pivotal role involves creating and implementing production finance goals, ensuring accurate budgeting, and supporting ambitious content production. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in scripted television accounting, a strong understanding of UK production incentives, and the ability to communicate complex finance issues to diverse stakeholders. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and inclusion while working on some of the most exciting projects in the entertainment industry.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in scripted television production accounting.
• Ability to articulate production finance issues to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with production teams to deliver high-quality content.
• Manage production budgets and ensure compliance with finance policies.

Skills

Scripted television production accounting

Understanding of UK production incentives

Payroll process knowledge

Movie Magic Budgeting

Communication skills

Tools

PSL

Job description

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.

The Manager for Production Finance will be instrumental in creating and implementing the production finance goals of the UK Series team. The goals include i) providing accurate, timely and complete production budgets and estimated final costs ii) protecting company assets through cash management, policies and procedures and iii) providing shows with the production finance support to facilitate producing great content.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Line Producers, Production Managers, accounting staff and the Netflix team to deliver the highest quality original entertainment content.
• Working within the UK Production Finance team to lead on Series Commissions (both Self Produced and Partner Managed) with the support of a Production Finance Associate.
• Working closely with Production Management, Business and Legal Affairs, and Post Production teams to ensure shows deliver within budget and on schedule.
• Work with internal development teams to research, test and develop new technologies that provide the next generation of finance tools and determine how and when to best incorporate them into the production accounting workflow.
• Hire the most talented production accounting teams with the skillset to provide the highest level of production accounting support on shows that are some of the most ambitious and complex to be ever produced. Accounting teams must be self–motivated, resourceful, dedicated, hard-working, focused and strive for only the highest level of professional ethics, consistent mathematical accuracy and completeness, and embody the Netflix ethos.
• Liaise with Labor Relations, Content Accounting, Internal Audit, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Tax, Finance and IT to ensure production finance policies and procedures are current and effectively implemented on our productions.
• Prepare, or supervise the compilation of initial production budgets.Manage production incentive workflow and align with the Production Tax team to ensure receipt of tax credits or cash.
• Work with the production accounts teams to ensure that insurance claim costs are accurate and adequately supported by schedules, invoices and payroll documents.
• Oversee the cash flow and funding processes.
• Review production budgets, cost reports, trial balances and petty cash reconciliations prepared by show accountants.
• Work with show accountants on a day-to-day basis to drive accurate, complete and timely cost reporting, protecting and managing show assets and supporting production.
• Develop relationships with Film Commissioners, CPA audit firms, Accountants, Producers and Payroll Companies to build resources and networks from which to poll industry information and help ensure all production finance processes are current, reasonable and timely.
• Facilitate the training and mentoring of junior production accounting staff on Netflix shows with the goal of increasing the pool of loyal “star” accounting candidates for future Netflix productions.
• Keep abreast of current and changing industry trends, evolving technologies, production incentives and changes in crew capacity and infrastructure support in the main worldwide production centres.
• Travel to production locations where our shows are filming to audit, review workflows, organisational abilities and effectiveness of accounting staff.

Requirements:

• Candidates to have significant experience in scripted television production accounting, to lead accountant level.
• Good understanding of UK production incentives.
• Solid understanding of payroll process, Union agreements and tax requirements.
• Expert skill level of Movie Magic Budgeting and PSL or other recognised production accounting systems.
• Solution-focused.
• Ability to understand and articulate production finance issues to non-financial stakeholders.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

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