Senior Financial Analyst - Marketing Finance

We are seeking an experienced finance professional to support Bloomberg's Marketing organization, with a primary focus on Advertising & Marketing (A&M) expense management and financial planning.

This role will serve as a key finance partner to Marketing managers, supporting project budgeting, forecasting, and financial outlooks while providing insight into spend, trends, risks, and opportunities. The role will also have hands-on responsibility for the monthly close process and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of Marketing financial results.

The ideal candidate combines strong FP&A experience and financial acumen with attention to detail, an ownership mindset, and strong relationship-building skills. This individual should be equally comfortable managing the details of financial processes and partnering with the business to understand priorities, challenge assumptions, and provide thoughtful financial guidance.

• Partner closely with Marketing managers to develop project budgets, forecasts, and financial outlooks across Advertising & Marketing spend.

• Manage A&M budgeting and forecasting, developing a strong understanding of Marketing initiatives, spending plans, commitments, and key financial drivers.

• Own the monthly close process for A&M expenses, including accruals, reclasses, and other adjustments necessary to ensure accurate financial reporting.

• Analyze actual spend against budget and forecast, identifying and communicating key variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.

• Support periodic forecasts and the annual operating plan (AOP), working with Marketing stakeholders to develop assumptions and maintain an informed view of the expense outlook.

• Maintain and manage Marketing cost center structures and hierarchies to support accurate financial reporting, planning, and controls.

• Develop clear, executive-ready reporting and analysis that provides visibility into Marketing spend, financial performance, and key takeaways.

• Partner across Marketing, Finance, Accounting, and other cross-functional teams to resolve financial issues and ensure appropriate accounting and reporting of Marketing expenses.

• Develop and maintain financial models and analyses to support resource allocation, project evaluation, and other business decisions.

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve and automate financial reporting, forecasting, close, and planning processes.

• Develop and evolve ROI analysis across Marketing channels, in partnership with Marketing stakeholders, to assess the effectiveness and impact of investments, helping drive future resource allocation decisions.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant finance experience, with demonstrated hands-on experience in FP&A, expense management, budgeting, forecasting, or financial reporting.

• Strong understanding of financial planning and monthly close processes, including accruals, reclasses, variance analysis, and expense recognition.

• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with business stakeholders to develop budgets, understand spending plans, and manage financial outlooks.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze financial data, identify key drivers, and develop actionable insights.

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality work within recurring financial deadlines.

• High attention to detail with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with experience using enterprise financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, EPM, or similar platforms.

• Hands-on finance professional with a strong ownership and execution mindset.

• Collaborative business partner who builds effective relationships and credibility with stakeholders.

• Financially disciplined and detail-oriented, with the ability to connect detailed financial activity to broader business priorities.

• Comfortable challenging assumptions, asking thoughtful questions, and bringing an independent financial perspective.

• Proactive and solutions-oriented, with the ability to identify issues and drive them through resolution.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and balancing recurring financial responsibilities with evolving business needs.

• Process-minded, with an interest in leveraging systems, data, and automation to improve financial management.