Description
The Localization Cost Management Coordinator (LCMC) will report directly to the Senior Manager of Localization Cost Management and will track all costs associated with work related to the translation/adaptation, casting, recording, mastering and versioning of Amazon MGM Originals content for Global release. They will oversee the end-to-end localization financial cycle ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with the Language Plan of Record (LPOR), Amazon Corporate Financial Planning & Accounting, Creative factors, and overall Production timelines and requirements. The LCMC prepares, monitors and maintains localization project costs, including forecasts, commitments, invoicing, and actuals across content from any originating territory in all languages.
They will be responsible for issuing and revising purchase orders (POs), updating purchase order logs, interacting with third-party localization vendors, and monitoring invoicing across multiple projects on an ongoing basis. In addition, the LCMC will work closely with the Localization Executives to ensure all POs and invoices are tracked, processed, and approved in a timely manner and remain in sync with the production and localization timelines of each feature and series.
This role will liaise regularly with the production finance, accounting, and strategy teams to provide updates on monthly spending, as well as report on progress for monthly/quarterly accruals. The ideal candidate should be willing and able to handle a heavily administrative day-to-day workload while also collaborating and contributing to process refinement for scalability and cost efficiency.
Key job responsibilities
- Create, revise, and goods receipt POs
- Review and approve proformas and invoices for payment to vendors
- Onboard vendors and generate invoices to track received payment for asset sharing
- Update and maintain various internal systems and trackers
- Report information to internal finance and accounting teams
- Keep vendors and internal contacts up-to-date on progress
- Pursue payments/approvals and troubleshoot any issues/discrepancies
- Suggest and integrate innovative solutions to improve financial reporting and refine workflows
- Partner to enhance cost management systems, tools and technology that solves business needs, enforces policies, aligns with internal platforms and workflows, and effectively exchanges financial data with vendors
- Gather, prepare, forecast, and analyze financial data and key inputs required to evaluate localization strategy and report on current state
- Identify and resolve billing errors and discrepancies through systematic review of processes to maintain financial accuracy and integrity
- Improve accuracy of cost management documentation and processing procedures by implementing maintenance and quality control measures
- Analyze existing workflows to identify redundancies and opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce processing time
About The Team
The Global Localization team at Amazon MGM Studios is responsible for creating subtitled and/or dubbed versions of our content for more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Our team ensures localized content conveys the original creative intent and is adapted with appropriate linguistic and cultural references for our global Customers. The team oversees the human, creative, and technical aspects of localization from greenlight through distribution. Our global Customers should relish the holistic quality of our product, as they enjoy the exclusive experience of material tailored just for them.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of advanced proficiency in Excel (pivots, lookups, etc.) experience
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan, or experience in Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups)
- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
- Experience with written and verbal communication and presentation
- 2+ years of experience in accounts payables and receivables with purchase orders, invoicing, and tracking of spend via financial tracking/reporting systems such as Coupa, Oracle, or SAP
- Meticulous attention to detail for managing high volumes of data with excellent proactive organizational skills
- Self-motivated to work independently while contributing successfully to cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time
- Experience in using analytical tools, such as Tableau, Qlikview, QuickSight
- Fluent in entertainment, post-production, and localization terminology
- Familiarity with a variety of digital media workflows and styles of content localization
- 2+ years of experience with a variety of Subtitling and Dubbing localization workflows and product types, including movies or series, or experience working in the local office of a global studio or post-production environment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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USA, CA, Culver City - 26.00 - 47.00 USD hourly
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A3176594
