Senior Production Finance Executive – DE, Prime Video EU Production Finance

In this role youll drive Production Finance operations for Amazon Studios German slate acting as the financial controller across the full production lifecycle from greenlight through final cost close-out. Youll define how we measure report and communicate financial performance across German productions owning the metrics and dashboards that inform executive decision-making. With full autonomy over funding controllership and compliance youll be the person leadership relies on to surface risks early explain variances clearly and keep financial operations running cleanly at pace. Youll also set the standard for how the broader team works simplifying processes scaling tools and raising the bar for production finance across the EU organisation.

Amazon MGM Studios is one of Germanys largest investors in original content producing an expanding slate of series feature films unscripted entertainment and live formats for Prime Video customers worldwide. Germany is a cornerstone European market home to long-running hit franchises like LOL: Last One Laughing and a growing film ambition that includes the first German Amazon Original theatrical release (Der Tiger 2025).

At Amazon we believe that in-person collaboration is essential to our culture and innovation. While we allow flexibility for personal circumstances we generally expect employees to work from our offices five days a week. This approach has consistently shown that spontaneous interactions rapid problem-solving and the energy of in-person teamwork lead to better results for our particular our data shows that teams working together in person are more effective at making complex decisions onboarding new team members and fostering the kind of creative collaboration that has driven Amazons success. The serendipitous hallway conversations and impromptu whiteboarding sessions that happen naturally in an office environment have proven invaluable to our invention process and maintaining our high bar for excellence.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead Production Finance operations for Amazon Studios film and television projects in Germany independently managing all stages of the production lifecycle.
- Define and own the production finance metrics and reporting strategy executive dashboards management reporting and operational KPIs.
- Serve as financial controller for German productions ensuring controllership oversight error-free reporting and proactive compliance risk resolution.
- Oversee production funding in multiple currencies managing cash disbursement controls to support production activities and mitigate financial risk.
- Build and maintain excellent working relationships with external production companies finance partners and public bodies.
- Drive month-end close (cash flow costs accruals); identify variances articulate root causes and communicate findings to leadership.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Creative Business Affairs Legal Accounting and Production to execute payments and resolve financial issues.
- Invent and simplify improve scale or automate processes and tools across teams setting standards that others can follow.

- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or Quantitative.
- Progressive experience in Production/Finance/Accounting or Business Accounting with full exposure to the Film and Television Production Industry.
- Knowledge of local tax incentives and regional funding schemes.
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills use of AI tools attention to detail and effective communication abilities or experience with automation and any version control tools.
- Ability to work independently in a high volume and fast paced environment.

- Familiarity with German unions and incentive schemes
- Understanding of content financing models (pre-sales gap financing equity tax-based structures) and the end-to-end value chain of film and television from development and production through distribution licensing and monetisation

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