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Overview of the Role

Are you ready to help us scale the business? We are building Salesforce's Media Lab, a global centralized media operation across strategy, AdTech, operations, intelligence, and of course, media! We're looking for experienced Finance professionals who are detail oriented, analytical, and have a passion for digital marketing to manage the budget and spend of this world-class organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of Purchase Order (PO) spend across vendors to ensure sufficient funds available and facilitate PO adjustments with vendors & internal partners (i.e., Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Staffing) as necessary

• Collaborate with vendors, internal Accounts Payable and Procurement teams to align on billing, validate and approve invoices

• Partner closely with the Analytics, Digital Demand and Data Science teams to build predicative and accountable financial models on marketing expenses

• Drives strategy and execution of fiscal year planning, coordination, and ongoing monitoring of performance against budget (financial plan/forecasts, dashboards, strategic planning documents, etc).

• Leads all aspects of financial reporting activities; monitors and anticipates performance against budget

• Drive quarter-end financial reconciliation, including review of expenses, targets to actuals and deliver accurate supporting documentation

• Partner with key Media Lab team members and Finance to deliver the following:

• Support the preparation for key business updates including Quarterly Business Reviews

• Return on Investment (ROI)/Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) Reporting by tactic, region and business unit, providing a historical view of marketing-generated pipe generation by a dollar spent; used also as an indication for future performance projections

• Data-driven scorecard for strategic prioritization & insights used for fiscal and quarterly planning Media Lab Books of Business (key business & marketing performance reports, within the context of team budgets to drive conversations/decision making)

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), controllership or Financial Operations.

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

• Extensive financial modeling experience, including advanced spreadsheet skills

• Proven track record of achievement, process improvement and professional growth

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to partner with cross-functional team members to achieve alignment, drive results and present outcomes

• High level of confidence and comfort in working autonomously without constant supervision (self-starter, strong initiative, fast learner)

• Detail Oriented; Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and diving into complex issues

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability and take pride in what you do!

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with marketing expenses/ad spend is a plus

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint, Google Sheets & Slides; Tableau is a plus *LI-Y

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For Colorado-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $109,400 to $150,500.

For Washington-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $120,300 to $165,500.

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