Title: Financial Analyst 4

Location: Plano, TX, USA

Schedule: Hybrid – Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs Onsite, Fri Remote

KEY RESPONSIBILITES/REQUIREMENTS:

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analyze marketing programs and develop & recommend investment improvements by team based on profit and ROI, KPI analysis, historical performance data, and company strategic initiatives

• Work with cross-functional teams to plan marketing and promotion spend allocation to validate ROI and alignment with company and strategic goals

• Institute improvements for marketing fund management across the organization, including data housing, team communication, and forecast variance management

• Consolidate bottoms-up MDF forecasts for both monthly target planning and annual management planning by account

• Creates and allocates overall SEA MDF budget and provides team budget recommendations to review final version with MDF management and senior channel marketing management

• Prepare and deliver regular or ad hoc reports with financial metrics by category and channel spend analysis to provide data-drive insights of marketing programs to the internal stakeholders

• Manage daily MDF budget tracking reports, provide day-to-day budget status, and coordinate with marketing teams to achieve 100% forecast accuracy

• Analyze strategic initiative programs based on profit and ROI analysis and provide recommendations to the internal stakeholders

• Facilitates communication of Suwon Office guidance with company's overall MDF % and communicates MDF budget amount to each team

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field and 5 years or more of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered

• Strong Excel & PowerPoint skills, familiarity with SAP or other ERP system

• Very strong business analytical skills, financial acumen, budget management know-how required

• A proven self-starter, he/she must be a highly motivated individual with a strong ability to aggregate and consolidate from disparate data sources not readily available or stored.

• Experience in managing and tracking budget

• Experience in developing financial and operational analysis and presentation to management

• Strong financial and general accounting knowledge

• Strong database management- need to be very attentive to details

Necessary Skills and Attributes

• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all assigned levels within and outside the company and its constituents.

• Strong proficiency in navigating large organizations and multiple points of contact to complete a singular task

• Demonstrated competency in both oral and written communication modes for both internal and external personnel at various levels.

• Plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments and projects.

• Work independently and in a team environment in order to achieve business objectives, personal and team goals, and complete assignments within established timeframes and specifications.

• The ability to complete tasks and work assignments on tight deadlines, sometimes based on vaguely defined parameters and data availability.