Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations - Product & Tech

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We are seeking a finance professional to partner with our Product & Tech teams. The perfect candidate for this role is someone who has a solid understanding of the S2P (source-to-pay) workflow, has experience in supporting supplier sourcing projects and operational finance/accounting, thrives in a fast-paced environment, can drive innovative process improvements to scale, has the courage to question the status quo, ability to influence FPO strategies (e.g. Center of Excellence, strategic sourcing, cost optimization, etc), and enjoys working cross-functionally with business partners across various functions (Product & Tech, FP&A, Accounting, IT, Tax, etc). This position will be a hybrid in-office position (Tuesday-Thursday) based in Amsterdam.

Responsibilities:

• Be an embedded business partner for our Product and Tech teams based in Amsterdam and partner closely with the Global Process Owner in the US to ensure alignment and consistency across regions.
• Support our growing teams across EMEA, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment with regional objectives.
• Work with a global team, collaborating across different timezones and cultures.
• Ensure the operational excellence of the Finance Procurement Operations team and systems supporting the goals of our Product and Tech teams.
• Drive projects that help to simplify and automate manual workflows; actively participate in system features development and user acceptance testing.
• Partner closely with the business and legal to support supplier sourcing decisions and contract reviews and renewals to build a resilient and diverse supply chain that keeps pace with the evolving needs of our business.
• Own finance-related tasks such as supplier sourcing, reviewing contracts, creating and reviewing purchase orders, facilitating change orders, reviewing invoices, supplier management, and management reporting to drive financial accuracy.
• Own the month-end accrual process and partner with the operations accounting team to address any significant period-over-period variances in spend.
• Ensure accurate coding of expenses to provide meaningful reporting, help track actuals to budget/forecast, and communicate any expected variances.
• Review trends in invoicing volume and partner with the accounts payable team on the volume of non-PO and manual invoices, non-OCR invoices, etc.
• Identify process gaps and drive projects to simplify and automate finance and payment workflows.
• Perform other duties and ad hoc tasks contributing to the organization’s goals.

Requirements:

• You exemplify our Netflix Culture.
• Minimum 5 years partnering with fast-paced functions (Product/Tech is a plus) in a Finance/Accounting role with a working knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS accounting frameworks.
• Experience working with a high volume of key stakeholders and building strong working relationships.
• Experience working with key stakeholders across the globe.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information.
• Service-oriented with a focus on quality communication and attention to detail.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the Source-to-Pay process workflow, including supplier sourcing, contract reviews, and procure-to-pay process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Extra dose of awesomeness if you have:

• Experience working with a shared services center in different regions.
• ERP and Sourcing systems experience with Workday Financials and Tableau.
• Experience working in Entertainment and/or Tech Industries.
• Finance/Accounting experience with EMEA territories, entities, tax, currencies, and intercompany transactions highly preferred.
• Experience integrating AI-driven insights or automation tools to enhance financial workflows, optimize vendor selection, or improve spend efficiency.