Head of Marketing Finance at Andela

About the role:

As the Head of the Marketing Finance team, you will lead our FP&A business partnership with our Marketing Leadership. In this cross-functional and highly visible role, you will be responsible for revenue forecasts and projections as well as strategic and analytical support to deliver on key Growth and Financial Metrics. This is both an analytical and strategic role that requires strong communication and problem-solving skills. Reporting to the Senior Director - FP&A your responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities 

• Manage budget and quarterly forecasting process, including coordination and analysis of business unit reports and related financial and business reporting commentaries for all sub departments
• Partner with Marketing teams to create medium and long-term opportunity analysis to prioritize top-line growth initiatives across geographic regions, products, and verticals
• Implement, oversee and manage the continued development of the operating plan and new initiatives, and related analysis and business reviews directly supporting these key strategic departments.
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of variances. 
• Monitor costs with reviews of departmental expenses and key business unit expense categories.
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis, and cost/profitability projects
• Develop financial models and analyses to guide thought leadership and strategic thinking and support fast and effective business decision making

Requirements:

• 5-7+ years of relevant experience in a Senior level FP&A role
• A self-starter with exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• An effective business partner with strong communication skills and able to effectively drive thought leadership and collaborate across departments
• The ability to achieve results in a fast-paced, high-growth, and global environment
• Experience with marketplaces and supporting Marketing teams preferred