About Us:
WITHIN is the world's first Performance Branding company, partnering with some of the biggest brands in the world to drive business growth through innovative marketing strategies. Our integrated operating model collapses the traditional marketing silos between creative and media, performance and brand, and across media channels. With a full suite of offerings including media, creative, SEO, Lifecycle, Retail Media, Affiliate and Influencer, we’re able to work with our brand partners in an integrated fashion, allowing us to align marketing strategies back to core business objectives. Client teams at WITHIN are trained on how to always act as a trusted business partner, acting as a fiduciary to client needs above our own.
Teams at WITHIN have the ability to work with iconic brands such as The North Face, Timberland, Movado Watches and Jose Cuervo. Everyone at WITHIN wants to grow and be challenged. It’s a collaborative place made up of small, closely knit and versatile teams that are fast and adaptive to solve problems and build systems.
About the role: Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be partnering with the Brand teams to reconcile advertising campaign spend and will assist in standardizing internal budgeting, forecasting & reporting. You will provide strategic insight and analysis on marketing spend by channel and category for both internal and external stakeholders..
Responsibilities include but are not limited to;
- Validate media invoices, ensuring they align with contracted terms and services rendered.
- Investigate any discrepancies between planned media spend and invoiced amounts. Work closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve any billing issues or discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Maintain meticulous records of all media-related financial documents, including invoices, billing statements, and reconciliation reports.
- Collaborate with the Marketing and Finance teams to reconcile media budgets, ensuring accuracy between planned and actual expenditures across various media channels (e.g., digital, print, TV, social).
- Perform actual vs. budget variance analysis and identify any risks or opportunities associated with reported financial data - ensure monthly forecasts are accurately reflected in financial planning systems and updated with actuals at month's end.
- Present financial documents and findings to clients
- Generate regular reports detailing reconciled media spends, variances, and explanations for any discrepancies. Provide insights and recommendations based on reconciliation findings to optimize future budgeting and spending decisions.
- Record keeping/documentation of Key Financial Documents to keep clients informed such as tracking invoicing & billing documents.
- Work with Integrated Media Brand teams to manage annual budgets and monthly financial forecasts for client accounts
- Drive improvements, automations, and governance around end-to-end financial planning processes, including planning, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and scenario modeling, while partnering with the Brand Team to build out budgets
Requirements:
- Advanced (C2) English proficiency
- Finance related experience, experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, problem solving, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent Microsoft Excel skills. Ideally inclusive of macros & advanced formulas
- Proficient use of AI tools such as ChatGPT to streamline processes
- Strong analytical mindset with an attention to detail and the ability to identify and quickly resolve data issues / needs
- Comfortable working with and presenting to senior management
- Excellent communication skills
- Thrive in fast paced startup work environment and manage tight deadlines; Flexible and adaptable to change of priorities
- Positive, can do attitude
- Experience communicating financial acumen effectively with all levels of the organization
- Enjoys working in a collaborative team environment
Nice to have:
- Marketing knowledge, specifically digital marketing
Our interview process includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Cognitive Aptitude and Typing Test
- Logic assessment on Excel
We offer a competitive salary and benefits based on ability level, including:
- Base salary DOE
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Monthly phone/internet and food stipend
- Health insurance coverage
- Professional Development Program
- Remote work (this is a remote role, but must be based in Mexico City)
Note. Please submit your resume in English.