Marketing Finance Specialist - Paid Media

Autodesk; Looe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design software company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Paid Media Marketing Finance Specialist. The role encompasses overseeing financial processes and collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline operations. Candidates should possess over 5 years of experience in finance or marketing operations, with strong analytical skills. This position offers a competitive compensation package including bonuses and stock grants.

Benefits

Annual cash bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in marketing or finance operations.
• Highly analytical and organized, thriving in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with cost center management in large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial processes ensuring quality delivery.
• Support accruals on a quarterly basis.
• Collaborate to streamline and improve systems.

Skills

Data-driven methodologies

Financial processes oversight

Project management

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Position Overview

The Paid Media Marketing Finance Specialist will oversee financial processes, systems, and cross-functional projects that enable the Paid Media team to deliver with accuracy and efficiency.

This role is responsible for quarterly budget reconciliation, supporting accruals, and ensuring smooth cost center management. Beyond finance, the Paid Media Marketing Finance Specialist will lead global initiatives to streamline workflows, improve systems, and implement scalable processes across paid media operations.

Key responsibilities include defining requirements, coordinating with internal and external partners, and applying data-driven methodologies to measure success and optimize performance.

Ultimately, this role ensures operational excellence, enabling the Paid Media team to achieve its strategic and financial objectives at a global scale.

Responsibilities

Finance Management

• Oversee the financial processes within the team to ensure the quality delivery and accuracy of our processes
• Help support paid media managers with the accruals process on a quarterly basis
• In charge of quarterly budget reconciliation between submissions and transfer to paid media cost centre

Operation Management

• Work with key stakeholders and initiate action to effectively streamline and improve systems and processes that support the objectives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve the objectives of a variety of global projects
• Contribute to the definition of system requirements and work with internal groups and external vendors on the delivery of technology for paid media operations
• Review current processes, determine success metrics, analyse results, and take action
• Apply appropriate tools and methodologies to implement process changes
• Design, develop, execute, enablement for larger operational processes within paid media team

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in marketing operations, finance operations, or a related field, ideally supporting digital or paid media teams
• Understanding of accruals, PO processes, and cost center management in a large matrixed organization
• Experience managing projects and workflows across global marketing or media teams
• Highly analytical, organized, and proactive; thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Salary Transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.