Marketing Manager, Forecasting

The Marketing Manager, Forecasting will help drive growth by managing the Performance Paid Media budgets and optimizing multi-million dollar investments to inform key executive decisions and maximize 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.

• Own the Paid Media budgeting, forecasting, and accruals process with cross functional teams
• Prepare and maintain Paid Media forecasts and budgets across all programs
• 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 (search, social, programmatic)
• Partner closely with Finance 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 modeling

• 5 years experience in marketing, financial planning, or financial analytics
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Analytics, Accounting, Finance strongly preferred
• Experience using HFM (Oracle Hyperion Financial Management)
• Experience with MS Excel, Google Sheets for collaborative data tracking
• Experience managing and reconciling budgets directly within Medius, our third party reporting tool