Marketing Controller

Company Description

We are looking for a Marketing Controller who supports the preparation of marketing business plan, trade marketing business plan, tracking the financial situation and variances during the planning/reporting periods. S/he works closely with marketing team and also supports providing the business and actual reports to the HQ within due dates. S/he will be directly reporting to the FP&A Manager.

Job Description

Month-End Closing

Coordinate monthly marketing accruals and ensure timely closing activities

Maintain master data and ensure consistency of account and IO(Internal Order) hierarchies

Prepare management reporting packs for month-end review

Prepare P&L and balance sheet (AP) commenting dashboards

Review monthly actual vs. plan variances and discuss key drivers with budget owners

Perform standardized checks on high-volume Consumer Marketing and Trade Marketing postings to identify potential errors

Planning

Coordinate Business Plan and Revised Estimate data collection, validation, and system entry

Manage planning timelines and ensure timely input from budget owners

Challenge and support budget owners on assumptions, phasing, and budget accuracy

Prepare balance sheet planning for Accounts Payable-related items

Coordinate BP Tool and BP Portfolio management, maintenance, and user support to ensure accurate and quality-assured submission

Reporting & Analysis

Analyze marketing budget performance and present insights to the Country Management Team

Prepare monthly Finance Review meeting materials

Prepare detailed monthly reports by function, project, and account level

Build financial simulations and business cases for new projects and investments

Contribute marketing-related updates to the Weekly Finance Report meeting

Manage and maintain the annual marketing project process

Support budget owners by providing required data during global visits

Daily Activities

Review and approve marketing agreements, not only from a budget perspective, but also by reviewing the overall content, identifying potential risks, and ensuring compliance with company policies.

Bring together commercial, legal, procurement, and finance business partners to resolve unclear or doubtful topics in agreements and invoices, helping to prevent operational issues during approval processes.

Guide commercial teams on financial processes, internal policies, and compliance requirements.

Support the accounting team and commercial business partners with Concur posting issues related to accounts and internal orders, follow up on these topics, and ensure transfer postings are completed when incorrect postings are identified

Qualifications

Degree qualified with accounting qualification (preferred)

Excellent command of English (written & verbal)

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a controlling role in consumer goods.

In depth understanding of promotional mechanics and the related financial impact.

Highly analytical and very skilled individual in the area of profitability analysis.

Ability to quickly identify and analyse risks & impacts and able to define alternatives.

Good communication and presentation skills. Capable of communicating and presenting precisely and effectively with internal stakeholders up to GM level.

A structured and well-organized individual.

Must be self-motivated, self-directed and be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced team environment

IT literate, excellent MS Excel knowledge, familiar with any integrated business analysis tool is a strong plus (SAP BI/hyperion etc)