Paid Media Marketing Finance Specialist

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

Job summary

A leading software company in the UK is seeking a Paid Media Marketing Finance Specialist to oversee financial processes and support the paid media team. This role involves managing budget reconciliation, supporting accruals, and driving operational efficiencies across global initiatives. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in finance operations and a strong understanding of marketing processes. Join us to make an impact in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in marketing operations, finance operations, or a related field.
• Understanding of accruals, PO processes, and cost center management.
• Experience managing projects and workflows across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the financial processes within the team for quality delivery.
• Support paid media managers with quarterly accruals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to streamline and improve systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication

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

Minumum 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

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