Production Finance, Mexico Originals, Mex Local Originals

**DESCRIPTION**:
The Amazon Prime Video team is shaping the future of digital video entertainment. The Original Content group focuses on ensuring we invest in the most promising original content for our customers and invent and implement policies and procedures to protect the investment of Amazon in original content. We are seeking to fill a Production Finance executive to be a key leader for Amazon's Latin America Digital Video team to manage the original content production in Mexico.

Key job responsibilities
- Support LatAm Production Finance team, providing weekly reports with updates on the production finance status, PO, Funding, and relevant information.
- Serve as main point of contact between multiple original television productions and Amazon Studios finance team
- Partner with other members of the Prime Video LatAm team and third party local production services companies
- 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
- Collaborate with Line Producers, Production Managers, Production Accounting Staff and the Amazon Production team to prepare all financial reports, ensure proper reconciliation of accounts, and ensure production's cash flow and payment needs are met
- Work closely and collaboratively with Amazon Studios’ teams including Legal, Tax, Business Affairs, Production, Finance and Accounting
- Manage production incentive workflow and ensure receipt of tax credits or cash. Manage cash flow and funding processes
- Develop/improve financial reporting processes, controls, and policies
- Create and drive innovative solutions that will enable the finance org to maintain effective controllership in a high growth business

A day in the life
Production budget management and analysis
Cash flow and funding
Reporting production status
VAT analysis
FX rate analysis
Tax incentives management

About the team
Inclusive team culture
At Amazon we embrace our differences and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work Life Balance
We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional.

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics or a similar field
- 5-7 years in production finance/accounting and an analytical frame of mind
- Must speak Spanish and have understanding of Latin American culture
- English proficiency

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Knowledge of the entertainment and production business
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Must be very detail-oriented and meticulous in the follow through of documentation, processes and procedures
- High aptitude and enthusiasm for complex strategic problem solving utilizing financial modeling and analysis, including great Excel skills
- Strong capabilities for developing and presenting analyses and insights to senior management
- Proficiency in financial software and systems including Excel, Access, and COGNOS. Knowledge of SQL, database, and data mining is desirable. Knowledge of production accounting software is also a plus
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously and drive projects to completion.
- Ability to build and manage models for business forecasting, variance analysis, and problem solving
- Experience supporting new business launch
- Excellent written and oral communication