- Monitor the financials of film marketing campaigns, ensuring accurate tracking and alignment with reconciled media plans.Â
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies between invoices, reconciled plans and POs through effective collaboration with internal teams and external agencies.Â
- Process goods receipts for marketing POs against reconciled media plans and budgets, ensuring alignment within the team and vendor expectations.Â
- Raise and manage all POs for the Publicity department in the UK & Ireland, ensuring they are created in advance of publicity activities and services being provided.Â
- Work with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across the UK, EMEA, and global markets to align project budgets, resolve operational challenges and ensure seamless workflows across finance, publicity, IT, legal and HR.Â
- Partner with the VP and Director of Publicity Film, Games, TV & Streaming UK & Ireland to determine annual publicity budgets for the slate of films, amending and updating where necessary.Â
- Analyse previous campaign budgets to enhance accuracy in future budget planning and inform decision-making.Â
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage vendor relationships, focusing on procurement compliance and efficient vendor onboarding.Â
- Collaborate with the events team to set up vendors, arrange upfront payments, and record budgets requiring contributions to ensure project costs are accurately captured.Â
- Reconcile budgets post-event comparing spend vs actuals, breaking down all incurred costs, and associated POs and highlighting over or underspend.Â
- Work experience in a Finance Administration role is essential, ideally within film distribution, broadcasting or a media environment.Â
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.Â
- Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in financial processes.Â
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to address complex issues and implement effective solutions.Â
- Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines.Â
- Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills, with confidence in managing internal and external relationships.Â
- Knowledge of systems including SAP, ICampaign, P-Card, Concur, Apex/SPARC, Beeline/FlexTalent would be advantageous.Â