Finance Manager 2

Job title: Finance Manager 2

Location:Bellevue, WA

Duration: 12 Months

Description:

Responsibilities and Duties:

Manage the Account Team's Marketing budget, including but not limited to

o Consolidate marketing program details, such as program structure, background, business and financial details from program owners and deliver overall Account-level view.

o Manage and forecast budget plans, reconcile between planned budget and actuals and lead month-end closing with variance reporting

o Categorize the marketing spending, keep the track record of the historical the spend, and provide MoM, QoQ and YoY comparisons.

o Coordinate between Marketing, Sales and Finance Teams on marketing budget allocation process based on priority and business needs.

o Coordinate the program owners to prepare quality documentation for approval process.

o Validate final deliverables against contract, communicate issues with the stakeholders (if any), develop solutions and recommendations and lead payment process.

Background/Experience Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or business-related field

6+ years of work experience (mobile or CPG industry preferred)

Strong understanding of traditional and digital marketing, the principles of driving audience relevance, budget management but ultimately the need to drive sales

A proven self-starter, they must be a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Outstanding interpersonal and problem-solving skills for both internal and external discussions

Work independently and in a team environment in order to achieve business objectives, personal and team goals, and complete assignments within established timeframes and specifications

Necessary Skills and Attributes:

Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all assigned levels within and outside the company

Plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments and projects

Review detailed product development, marketing documents and media materials

Advanced Excel functions, such as pivot tables, various lookups, sumifs, sumproducts, index/match, concat.

Demonstrated competency in both oral and written communication modes for both internal and external personnel at various levels.

The ability to develop tasks and work assignments, based on sometime vaguely defined objectives

Physical/Mental Demands:

The position requires the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities in the following environment:

o Work is generally performed in an office environment

o Operate a computer keyboard and view a video display terminal 50% of work time, including prolonged periods of time

o The movement and transportation of equipment, most of the time under 25 pounds

o Performs work under time schedules and stresses which are normally periodic or cyclical, including time sensitive job stress, fatigue, unpaid over-time, intellectual challenge, constant technical data feedback, language barriers, and business management stress

o Machines, tools, equipment, and work aids representative and commonly associated with PCs, printers, and office work areas