Title: Business Partner, Finance Procurement Operations
Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)
Major Entertainment Company
Position Overview:
We are seeking for a finance professional to partner with our Product teams. We need someone that has a solid understanding of the P2P (purchase-to-pay) workflow, experience in operational finance/accounting and workflow optimization/process improvement, understands basic accounting concepts (CAPEX vs. OPEX, Accruals Accounting, Prepaids, etc), and thrives working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
• Ensure the operational excellence of the Finance Procurement Operations team and systems supporting the goals of our Product Tech teams.
• Accounting - Help facilitate a timely and accurate month-end close by owning the accrual process and explaining variance drivers.
• Business Support - Own finance-related tasks (supplier sourcing, reviewing contracts, creating and reviewing purchase orders, facilitating change orders, reviewing invoices, supplier management, management reporting, etc.) that drive financial accuracy.
• Execute automated billing integrations for a high-volume of spend across multiple suppliers while working with the cross-functional product & engineering teams on workflow optimization.
• 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, and non-OCR invoices.
• 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 & Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• 3+ years of relevant Finance and/or Accounting experience, with a solid understanding of the general ledger.
• Deep knowledge of P2P Procurement, Purchase Order workflows, and basic accounting principles (Capex vs. Opex, Accruals, and Prepaids).
• Proficiency with Workday Financials and Tableau.
• Experience with automated billing integrations for high-volume spend and workflow optimization.
• Ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer service orientation.
• Experience working with global stakeholders, shared services centers, or Centers of Excellence (COE) across different time zones.
• Works with a sense of urgency and sensitivity to critical, last-minute business requests.
• Entertainment Industry experience is a plus.
