Manager, Forecasting

Job Overview

The Manager, Forecast will manage the Paid Media financial forecasts, budgeting, billing, and special projects to ensure that the Channels continuously deliver business impact.

This is an on-site role, requiring the Manager to be in the office Monday through Thursday with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays.

We are looking to fill two separate positions: one is based at our Crate HQ in Northbrook, IL, and the other at our CB2 HQ in Chicago, IL.

• 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