Accountant - Marketing & Data
Bradford, UK
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