Associate, Marketing Budget Operations

Job Description

Title                 Associate, Marketing Budget Operations

Department      Marketing Operations

Location          India

Reports To       Manager, Marketing Budget Operations

Level                3

About Fidelity International

Fidelity International offers world class investment solutions and retirement expertise. As a privately owned, independent company, investment is our only business. We are driven by the needs of our clients, not by shareholders. Our vision is to deliver innovative client solutions for a better future.

Our people are passionate, engaged, smart and curious, and we give them the independence and the confidence to make a difference. While we take pride in the excellence of our investment solutions and client service, we know we can always do better. We are honest, respectful and make tough calls, challenging the status quo to achieve better outcomes through innovation. Above all else, we always put our clients first

About your team

The vision of the team is to deliver a seamless, joined up experience to our stakeholders, providing a service to our Marketing colleagues allowing them to delegate their finance requirements to a team of specialists. The team will provide the first line of support across the finance function and be key contacts with our external suppliers and key internal stakeholders.

About your role
Reporting to the Manager, Marketing Budget Operations and working in partnership with the marketing team, you will be involved in all aspects of marketing finance (invoice processing, supplier payments and reporting). You will be first point of liaison between our external suppliers and key internal stakeholders (Marketing and Purchase to Pay) in order to deliver an effective and efficient service for all.

As a Finance/Service Specialist you will assist the wider marketing team by providing the first line of support across the finance function. You will lead by example; being an expert in handling interactions with your stakeholders and supporting the team to manage our in-house finance tool.

You will manage all the key actions necessary for the timely and accurate management of information from departments and suppliers. You will act as the contact person for creation and management of the resolution of queries from marketing colleagues, purchase to pay and our suppliers providing timely and accurate advice.

About you

On a day-to-day basis, you will be working closely with the Marketing campaign teams to support them to manage our budgeting and finance processes. This will include the creation of purchase orders, goods recepting, communications to the suppliers and regular reporting.  

Key responsibilities for the role are as follows:

• Working with the marketing teams to manage the end to end invoice processing functionality
• Helping to support our Purchase to Pay and finance teams
• Communicating with our third party vendors to ensure that they understand the requirements for effective invoicing
• Regular reporting of financial information   
• Dealing with ad-hoc queries from stakeholders and finance community. This will include assisting with handling internal reporting and other financial analysis.
• Ability to challenge process, looking to identify, design and implement process improvements that increase efficiency.

Essential Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team and contribute towards team goals, but equally able to work independently and deliver results
• Ability to complete multiple tasks against tight deadlines, able to prioritise and organise effectively
• Shows attention to detail, intellectual curiosity and an appetite to investigate and resolve issues when they arise.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt quickly.
• Experience of working in an extended (offshore-onshore) global team model would be preferred.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we.  We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more.

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.