Marketing Finance Analyst

Job Description We are seeking a detail-oriented Marketing Finance Analyst to join our Marketing team. This role requires an individual with proven expertise in managing and applying financial concepts, along with a strong operational background. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting financial planning and analysis initiatives for TR Marketing. About the Role: In this role as a Marketing Finance Analyst, you will: - Review and analysis of monthly marketing operational expenses. - Accurate forecasting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Tracking the marketing annual spend. - Providing a scorecard / spend analysis to Finance and Marketing leadership, facilitating the understanding of marketing readiness, financial data, and trends, including ROI - Assist in providing and interpreting financial data to support business cases and incremental budget requests - Projecting variances in spend and potential favorability, calling out opportunities to reallocate investment - Working with the Marketing Performance team to provide suggestions on efficient use of investment - Optimization and management of team budget trackers / tracking methods - Supporting the onboarding, management and transition to the planning and budgeting platform (Anaplan) - Communicating and providing training on process establishments and ongoing iterations. - Acting as the conduit between Marketing and Finance. - Attending to ADHOC requests from both finance and non-finance teams such as vendor management, purchase order creations, onboarding new vendor on platform - Identifying and automating processes wherever needed - Shift Timing: 2pm IST to 11pm IST - Work Mode: Hybrid About You: You're a fit for the role of Marketing Finance Analyst, if your background includes: - Bachelor's degree required; degree in business or finance related education preferred. - Minimum of 5 years experience. - Direct experience in Business or Finance, Marketing, B2B industry a plus. - Proven experience navigating complex and matrixed businesses. - Proactive personality and proven experience interacting with geographically diverse and senior stakeholders. - Clear understanding of financial processes and capabilities. - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams). - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Strong ability to prioritize, complete tasks independently with a high degree of accuracy, work with attention to detail, and deal with ambiguity. What's in it For You - Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected. - Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance. - Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. 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