Finance Manager - Brand Marketing

Finance Manager – Brand Marketing

You are an experienced Finance professional with ideally a Marketing Finance background
You have experience in budgeting, forecasting, business modelling and analysis; Accounting experience a plus
You have had frequent interaction with senior management and other professionals, both Finance and non-Finance.
You have experience in implementing effective processes and delivering projects independently
You have a strong attention to detail and a dedication to data integrity
Independent, self-motivated and enthusiastic, with good problem solving and analytical skills
You are advanced in your skills in Excel, and have Powerpoint experience; Hyperion & Oracle experience strongly preferred
You have an interest in learning new tools, processes and systems

Business partner and provide finance support to the Global Marketing team right up to senior leadership
Lead financial planning process and monthly forecast including setting up timelines, templates and ensuring budgets are maintained, and latest business plans are incorporated.
Perform month-end review, providing insight into variances and timing of spend changes. Drive deeper insight into the performance of the business by exploring the data in new ways.
Communicate business performance to leaders both inside and outside the Finance organization, and the implications of that performance for future business decisions
Improve cost visibility through the development of new reporting and strengthening end-to-end processes from plan development to invoice payment ensuring accurate, detailed spend tracking to guarantee we always have a handle on what we have spent.
Work with Global Marketing team to manage incremental investments ask and cutbacks and ensure optimal capital allocation (ex. POSa reallocation)
Further the understanding of Return on Brand Awareness spend (payback timeframe, testing results, impacted channels and implications)
Numerous ad-hoc tasks and projects as needed, incl. the constant drive to improve & automate the reporting