Media Budget Operations Manager

We are hiring a Media Budget Operations Manager to join a top entertainment company in Los Angeles, CA. This freelance role will run until July 2027 with potential to extend and will be fully onsite M-F. (This person can be based in their Burbank or their NYC office)

Pay Rate: $55.50/HR

Responsibilities:

Responsible for financial forecasting and invoice tracking for the marketing department to support strategic decision-making leading the consolidation of monthly expense forecasting documents.

Liaise with media channel owners, creative team, and key internal marketing partners to gather expense information.

Prepare expense and forecast documents for senior leadership as well as the Finance teams to identify potential changes in our budget.

Develop and optimize budgeting processes that consolidate large data sets.

Track expenses and invoices to update marketing budget accordingly.

Assist with expense reconciliation for month/quarter and ensure marketing costs reports are submitted timely.

Develop new tracking and reporting templates; helping to prepare tools and processes for future planning and analysis.

Required Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree, background in business or accounting/finance or similar

4-5+ years' experience working in financial planning & analysis

Be highly analytical and have a passion for numbers

Candidates will have a proven track record of superior financial analysis and invoice reporting skills

This person must thrive in a fast-paced environment and be able to work with multiple teams

Ability to multi-task and adapt to a challenging, fast-paced environment of multiple priorities

Advanced usage of Google Sheets and Excel to maintain large spreadsheets and trackers

Excellent oral and written communications skills with keen attention to detail

You might also have:

Proficiency in SQL to run queries in pulling expense data from backend tables

Experience in digital subscription services and/or e-commerce

Understanding and experience with expense softwares

Strong interest in entertainment content, sports and live events

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