Finance Manager, Growth Marketing Finance

Finance Manager, Growth Marketing Finance

Growth Marketing Finance is looking for a Finance Manager to join its Financial Planning & Analysis team, supporting Retail Brands SEM & SEO.

Do you have excellent financial modeling and critical thinking skills? Experienced collaborating with partners to gain stakeholder trust? Do you know how to translate complex financial information into a story? Are you excited to influence SEM & SEO Marketing decision making? Then this role is for you!

What you’ll do:

• Partner with SEM & SEO bidding Operations to develop insights that accelerate profitability

• Partner with business, BU leads, Finance stakeholders to execute accurate and timely monthly forecasting and analysis.

• Combine marketing knowledge and mastery of large data sets to identify R&O and influence marketing decisions

• Increase rigor in marketing and financial processes to further enable transparency and accountability of marketing spend

• Lead weekly channel insights that includes key financial and operational metrics

• Lead the annual planning and quarterly forecasting processes for teams supported

• Influence decision-making to ensure business partners meet the financial objectives of the Marketing organization

• Develop business cases, post-mortem evaluations, identify process gaps, and drive improvements

• Perform variance analysis and expected outcomes to communicate accurate outlook

• Develop deep understanding of marketing channel economics, KPIs and cross channel dynamics

Who you are:

• Advanced analytic, modeling, and forecasting skills with Advanced Excel skills & experience using SQL

• Ability to get in the details and at the same time understand the overall big picture

• Ability to interpret and communicate data to financial and non-financial teams

• High level of intellectual curiosity that drives sense of ownership and desire for continuous improvement

• Excel in working with ambiguity in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• BA required; MBA preferred

• 5+ years of relevant experience with increasing levels of responsibility

Expedia Group recognizes our success is dependent on the success of our people. We are a global travel platform, made up of the most knowledgeable, passionate, and creative people in our business. Our brands recognize the power of travel to break down barriers and bring the world within reach – that responsibility inspires us to be the place where exceptional people want to do their best work, and to provide them the tools to do so.

Whether you're applying to work in engineering or customer support, marketing or lodging supply, at Expedia Group we act as one team, working towards a common goal; to bring the world within reach. We relentlessly strive for better, but not at the cost of the customer. We act with humility and optimism, respecting ideas big and small. We value diversity and voices of all volumes. We are a global organization but keep our feet on the ground so we can act fast and stay simple. Our teams also have the chance to give back on a local level and make a difference through our corporate social responsibility program, Expedia Cares.

If you have a hunger to make a difference with one of the most loved brands in the world and to work in the dynamic travel industry, this is the job for you.

Our family of travel brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Egencia®, trivago®, Vrbo®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Hotwire®, Expedia® Media Solutions, CarRentals.com™, Expedia Local Expert®, Expedia Cruises™ and SilverRail Technologies, Inc. For more information, visit www.expediagroup.com.

The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $110,500.00 to $155,000.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $177,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.

Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.View our full list of benefits.

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.