Senior Director, Accounting Operations

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 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.

As the Senior Director of Accounting Operations, you will lead and optimize our global accounting operations, including content accounting. You’ll be responsible for building, developing, and empowering a high-performing team that can scale with Netflix’s next decade of growth.  In this high-impact role, you will design and manage well-controlled, efficient global accounting processes, leveraging technology and automation to drive operational excellence.  You will also be a key partner to senior leaders across finance, technology, and business teams.  The ideal candidate will have deep, practical knowledge of US GAAP, strong business acumen, and a strategic, big-picture perspective.  We’re looking for a hands-on leader who embodies courage, selflessness, resilience, and exceptional judgment. This position reports to the VP, Corporate Controller, and will preferably be located in our Los Angeles office.

Responsibilities:

• Set short-, medium-, and long-term strategies for people, processes, and systems in support of overall Company goals.

• Lead a high-performing accounting operations team, combining day-to-day management with strategic innovation.

• Attract, retain, and develop talent while fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.

• Optimize organizational design and scale capabilities and systems.

• Drive process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.

• Provide thought leadership on accounting policies, technical judgments, systems development, automation, and SOX controls.

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly close for all aspects of accounting operations, including internal and external reporting.

• Represent Accounting Operations in strategy and alignment meetings with cross-functional leaders.

• Oversee internal and external audit coordination and compliance with internal controls.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of accounting experience; public accounting experience preferred.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA is a strong plus.

• Relentless drive for process improvement and openness to new or challenging ideas.

• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to make independent decisions, prioritize, and escalate as needed.

• Proven leader of large, high-performing, and diverse global teams; committed to fostering and maintaining a high level of talent density.

• Leader of leaders, with experience developing and empowering senior talent.

• Demonstrated ability to optimize workflows and drive transformation in dynamic, fast-changing environments.

• Highly collaborative, with a track record of effective cross-functional leadership.

• Ability to be hands-on with details while maintaining a strategic, big-picture perspective.

• Deep curiosity and investment in learning beyond core responsibilities.

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 $480,000 - $1,270,000.

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 detail about our Benefits here.

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