Marketing Billings Manager

Manage the Marketing Paid Media financial billing, budget, and special projects to ensure that the Channels continuously deliver business impact.

This is an on-site position (Monday through Thursday) based out of our Chicago, IL office with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays.

• Prepare and maintain Paid Media forecasts and budgets across all programs
• Own the Paid Media budgeting, forecasting, and accruals process with cross functional teams. Meet regularly with Paid Media Channel Leads to ensure proper execution of budgeted plans
• Perform ROI analysis of Paid Media channels to drive investment mix recommendations, in partnership with media planning
• Own the Paid Media monthly billing process across all Channels
• Partner closely with Finance Leadership to stay informed on larger business changes that impact Marketing financials
• Ad hoc projects as needed supporting Paid Media and other marketing Channels

• Excellent communication and problem solving skills with the ability to present financials and financial analysis to Marketing leadership
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills, that are detail-oriented
• Strong ability to analyze business problems, summarize results and present recommendations to cross functional teams
• Ability to synthesize information necessary for Paid Media budgets, forecasts and business analysis
• Strong ability to organize and analyze large datasets using advanced formulas (e.g., XLOOKUP, SUMIFS) and Pivot Tables, with strong knowledge of financial modelling

• 5 years previous experience in financial planning and analysis or other analytic finance role
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Marketing Analytics
• Experience using Google Sheets for collaborative data tracking and Google Slides to present financial findings clearly to leadership
• Experience managing and reconciling budgets directly within Medius, our third party reporting tool