Global Marketing finance specialist

Job Requisition ID # 26WD100648 Position Overview   The Marketing Finance Specialist is responsible for managing the financial processes that support the Digital marketing organisation . This role ensures the accuracy, consistency, and governance of budget management, financial planning, accruals, invoicing, and reporting activities across multiple regions and stakeholders.   Working closely with Paid Media Managers, Finance teams, agency partners, and marketing stakeholders, the specialist provides financial oversight and support throughout the planning and execution cycle. The role helps ensure that media investments are tracked accurately, financial commitments are properly managed , and reporting reflects actual spend and budget allocations.   A key focus of this role is driving accuracy and discipline across complex financial processes, particularly the quarterly accrual process, where spend may span multiple channels, vendors, cost centers, purchase orders, and reporting systems.   The ideal candidate combines strong financial and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail, operational discipline, and stakeholder management. They are comfortable managing complex financial workflows, identifying discrepancies, resolving issues across multiple teams, and improving processes to increase accuracy, efficiency, and financial accountability.

Financial Planning & Budget Management   Manage annual, quarterly, and ad hoc budget planning activities across the Global Digital Marketing  organisation Maintain budget tracking documentation and provide regular visibility into media investments and spending Monitor budget pacing and identify potential over- or under-spend risks with the industry POCs and agencies    S upport forecasting activities and assist in developing budget recommendations for internal Digital Media team    Ensure budget changes and reallocations are accurately documented and reflected across financial tracking systems   Accruals & Financial Reporting   Own the quarterly accrual process across all digital marketing channels, regions, and agency partners Coordinate the collection, validation, consolidation, and submission of accrual information within required Finance deadlines   Ensure accruals accurately reflect services delivered, media consumed, outstanding invoices, and financial commitments Partner with Paid Media Managers, agencies, and Finance teams to identify missing charges, validate estimates, and resolve accrual discrepancies Reconcile accruals against subsequent invoices and actual spend to continuously improve accrual accuracy Maintain clear documentation and supporting evidence for accrual submissions and adjustments Prepare regular financial summaries, spend reports, and variance analyses for the Digital Media team and leadership Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close and reporting activities   Budget Reconciliation & Financial Controls   Lead regular reconciliations across approved budgets, media platform spend , agency reporting, purchase orders, invoices, accruals, and internal financial systems Investigate and resolve discrepancies between financial sources, working cross-functionally to determine root causes and corrective actions Ensure paid media investments are allocated to the appropriate cost centers, accounts, purchase orders, and financial coding Track financial commitments and ensure they are accurately reflected in budget and forecasting views Maintain financial documentation, reconciliation records, and audit trails in accordance with governance requirements Ensure compliance with Autodesk financial policies, processes, controls, and reporting standards   Agency Financial Management   Manage financial operations with agency and vendor partners, including purchase orders, invoicing, fees, media investment tracking, and payment-related issues Own the annual and quarterly process for opening, tracking, updating,