Marketing Finance And Customer Funds Planner

• Support planning, forecasting, and follow up of marketing budgets across Northern Europe markets
• Track actuals versus forecast and support variance analysis in collaboration with Marketing and Finance
• Maintain structured budget overviews by market, initiative, and funding source
• Support end to end PO processes for marketing initiatives, including PO creation, amendments, invoice validation, and accruals
• Act as an operational point of contact between Marketing teams, Finance Operations, agencies, and vendors to support timely and compliant processing
• Provide operational and analytical support to stakeholders using Customer Funds across markets
• Maintain funds usage trackers and support consistency between approved initiatives and financial reporting
• Support funds governance processes and respond to stakeholder queries related to funds usage
• Prepare regular and ad hoc reporting on funds utilization and support Divisional Finance close and forecast activities involving funds, including accruals
• Ensure compliance with Mastercard financial policies, processes, and audit requirements
• Support strong financial governance by monitoring processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and escalating issues where appropriate
• Partner closely with Area Marketing teams, Marketing Finance, Divisional Finance, internal stakeholders, and external partners
• Translate financial requirements into clear, practical guidance for non finance stakeholders

• Experience in marketing finance, financial planning, business operations, or a related analytical role
• Hands on experience with budget management, forecasting, P&L awareness, and PO/invoice processes
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Structured and reliable, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel
• Strong stakeholder communication skills
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision while collaborating effectively across functions
• Owns defined operational and analytical responsibilities and delivers consistent, high quality outcomes
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, or equivalent practical experience

Experience supporting marketing or commercial teams in a multi market or regional environment is a plus