Senior Finance Business Partner - Marketing

Only apply if you have business partnered with Marketing and focused on driving better cost control and performance. The client will not consider you otherwise.

Position Summary:

I am looking for somebody who wants to continue building a strong financial career within a global organisation that enables individuals to reach their best through continuous challenges and expansive opportunities.

The successful candidate will provide Global business finance support to the Marketing Function, driving better cost control and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Strong business partnering with Marketing Vice President, Global Senior Directors and Marketing teams; define practices and strategies to add value and maintain cost effectiveness and return on investment
• Develop robust processes to provide visibility to investments, savings and overall financial performance on execution of Marketing initiatives
• Lead the global month-end, re-forecasting processes in reporting Marketing costs with particular focus on KPI's and variance analysis against Plan, Prior Quarter and Prior Year
• Lead and build the annual Marketing AOP
• Support, challenge and verify business case investment proposals assessing financial risks and opportunities, collaborating across Marketing and Commercial Finance teams
• Detailed tracking of costs by Marketing activity with focus on variances to Plan and prior forecast
• Track Marketing productivity and drive continuous process improvement across Marketing
• Cost Centre review across the Marketing entities
• Headcount modelling with particular focus on various analysis against Plan, Prior Quarter and Prior Year including drivers of headcount investment
• Build financial models for capital investment appraisals
• Manage capital controls to ensure effective process, spend analysis and execution
• Drive continuous process improvement within the Finance Function
• Work on other ad hoc tasks as required

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with non-finance people; developing relationships at all levels across sites, shared services and the Division
• Strong Business Partnering Experience up to Divisional VP level
• The candidate should have the ability to manage multiple assignments, has good judgement and prioritizes projects and time effectively
• The ability to develop well thought through, robust and financially sound analysis:
• Is curious to understand business performance with an analytical mind and the ability to translate this into insights for others;
• Is disciplined in approach to quality, attention to detail and is focused on delivery
• Proactively drives continuous improvement, looking for opportunities to constantly improve processes
• Qualified Professional Accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)