Director, FP&A, Ads

This is a Full Time Job


Members can play, pause, and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. We've recently introduced a new ad-supported plan, offering a more affordable price point for customers.

To support this exciting new area of the business, we are building out the Financial Planning & Analysis team to lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for this exciting new initiative. We are currently looking for a Director to lead Financial Planning & Analysis for our Global Ads business.

In this role, you will work closely with the Netflix Ads leadership team to oversee short and long-term planning for ads revenue and expenses across Sales, Operations, Measurement, and other supporting functions. You will directly manage the UCAN Ads FP&A team and lead the regional Ads FP&A teams in EMEA, APAC, and LATAM to guide and consolidate the global financial outlook for the business.

The ideal candidate is a selfless, curious, passionate leader with exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and communication skills. We are looking for someone who can drive financial planning with a strategic lens. Given this is a newer area of the business, team-building, process design and systems implementation experience are a must.

This role demands comfort with ambiguity, collaborative problem-solving, and the capability to manage complex work streams with multiple stakeholders. Visit our culture memo and long-term view to learn more about the unique Netflix culture and the opportunity to be part of our team.

The position reports to the Vice President of Product Technology, Ads & Games FP&A in Los Angeles.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead and develop the global Ads FP&A team, directly overseeing the UCAN team and partnering with regional FP&A and Ads Strategy leads to build and develop regional FP&A teams and capabilities
• Oversee annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting for the global advertising business P&L (i.e. revenue through expenses) proactively identifying risks and opportunities
• Work with Commerce, Revenue and Ads Finance & Strategy teams to understand and incorporate key drivers and projections (member growth, plan pricing, Ad load, etc.) into financial forecasts
• Collaborate with revenue analytics and sales teams to set annual ad sales revenue and incentive quotas/targets
• Partner with Advertising leadership and Ads Strategy teams to develop and align long-term financial plans with Ads business strategy
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses to deliver insights, facilitate trade off discussions, scenario plan, opportunity size, etc.
• Design and build scalable forecasting and reporting workflows to ensure consistency and accuracy across regions
• Work closely with FinTech and Data Science teams on the buildout of financial systems and automated forecasting and management reporting solutions
• Develop KPIs, metrics and dashboards to track ongoing impact of Ads business.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners, senior leaders, and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization to deliver on targets and drive effective business decision making

Qualifications:

• 15 years of progressive finance experience in a fast-paced, highly analytical environment. Prior experience in FP&A, management consulting, strategic finance in advertising in the tech and/or media spaces is required.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics or other relevant field that demonstrates quantitative orientation a plus. MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build successful relationships and partners at all levels
• Experience implementing and optimizing financial forecasting and reporting processes and systems
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a track record of presenting detailed financial information and analytics to executives and