Accountant - Marketing & Data

Bradford, UK

Salary Not AvailablePermanent

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Description

More About The Role

As a key financial partner to our Marketing and Data teams, you will play a pivotal role in driving commercial performance and ensuring robust financial control. You will take ownership of the department's P&Ls, oversee loyalty scheme reporting, and provide strategic insights that directly influence marketing campaigns and capital expenditure. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with senior stakeholders, shape the annual budgeting process, and develop junior talent within the finance team

You will be responsible for:


  • Period End Procedures - carry out cost reviews with the marketing teams, work closely with our Accounting COE to ensure accurate reporting,

  • Reporting - Update the marketing & data P&Ls and provide variance analysis to measure periodic and YTD performance against Budget

  • Own, maintain and communicate weekly reporting on our Loyalty scheme

  • Stakeholder management - work closely with marketing & data leadership teams on budgeting, forecasting and reviewing of actuals, challenging performance when required

  • Cost Management - Manage and review capital expenditure budget and requests

  • Manage the outturn process with key stakeholders to highlight any risks and opportunities

  • Support the annual budget planning process

  • Ad hoc analysis to aid decision making on potential marketing campaigns

  • Line management and development of Finance Apprentice

About You

Role Specific Knowledge, Skills & Experience:


  • Professional accounting qualification - CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent

  • Knowledge of financial and management accounting

  • Attention to detail

  • An ability to deliver in a complex, fast paced environment

  • Excellent analytical thinking and numerical skills

  • Excellent Microsoft Excel or Google sheets skills

  • Good verbal communication skills, ability to articulate financial data in a clear and transparent way

  • Resilience and ability to adapt in an ever changing environment

  • Experience of stakeholder management

  • Experience of having to prioritise to meet deadlines

  • Previous experience of supporting the delivery of finance plans and budgets