Content teams supported: Scripted Series, Documentary Series & SportsStrategic Planning: Directed strategic initiatives including deal performance analysis and content scheduling, optimizing budget allocation and talent engagement while enhancing launch timing decisions to maximize content impact and viewer engagement.Budgeting and Forecasting: Managed comprehensive budgeting and forecasting efforts, including company-wide budget reallocation, redesign of cash forecasting processes for Netlfix's largest team, and spearheaded our first bottom-up currency forecast for our hedging program, significantly improving financial accuracy and stability.Cost Management: Oversaw cost management strategies, providing executive cost pacing insights and implementing cost tiering systems that improved financial visibility and decision-making for high-cost projects, directly impacting launch volume and budget efficiency.Operational Support: Enhanced production efficiency by collaborating with production and finance teams to refine production timeline assumptions and facilitated ongoing production timeline discussions, reducing launch risks and aligning projects with strategic financial objectives.Leveraging Generative AI Tools: Utilize gen AI tools (such as ChatGPT) and machine learning models to improve productivity and financial operations.

Led financial strategies and automation initiatives, enhancing financial integration and operational efficiency across business units.Strategic Planning: Led LRP efforts using macroeconomic indicators to forecast business impacts and guide company strategy. Acted as a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Business Analyst to spearhead automation initiatives, serving as the intermediary between finance teams and IT developers. Additionally, supported a Strategic Business Unit as a finance partner, providing crucial financial analysis to the category owner.Executive Reporting: Developed Quarterly Business Review presentations, creating comprehensive PowerPoint slides for executives to effectively understand and assess the current state of the business. Prepared vital reporting materials for the CEO and CFO, facilitating clear and impactful presentations to external investors, including private equity owners and public bondholders, to maintain transparency and investor confidence.Budget Management: Facilitated the global budgeting and forecasting processes among cost center owners, enhancing forecasting consistency and resource allocation. Managed people cost budgets for various corporate departments.Financial Analysis: Conducted in-depth P&L analyses, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of financial performance and aiding strategic decision-making across the company.Systems Knowledge:Hyperion Planning & Reporting, SAP, Business Warehouse (BW on HANA), Tableau

Supported key financial operations and strategic decisions, focusing on enhancing financial models and managing robust budget processes.Sales Support: Managed sales incentive forecasting and provided daily financial support to the sales team, enhancing sales strategies and customer performance monitoring. Financial Modeling: Developed a cost savings model that identified significant annual savings in energy expenditures, alongside performing detailed P&L analysis.Executive Reporting: Responsible for consolidated COGS reporting across all North American manufacturing plants, comparing budget/forecast to actuals to pinpoint discrepancies and opportunities for improvement. Budget Management: Acted as the interim Plant Controller for the largest manufacturing plant, overseeing month-end close processes and variance analysis. Assisted in the training of the newly hired Plant Controller & Assistant Plant Controller, ensuring continuity and efficiency in financial management.Systems Knowledge:SAP, Business Warehouse (BW), Tableau, Hyperion, Manufacturing Execution System (MES)