Budget Manager, PD&M Operations

The Budget Manager plays a pivotal role in optimizing and managing Marketing and Design budgets across Services LOBs. In this role, you will lead a team of budget analysts who provide both operational and strategic support, working closely with Finance, Marketing, and Design producers. The ideal candidate works autonomously but also collaborates closely with partners and demonstrates the ability to dive deep into the details and our processes while maintaining a strategic outlook to inform and drive sound decision making. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: - Operate with minimal direction, drawing on your expertise and critical thinking to drive results, make decisions independently, and lead a team - Own the budgets and cross-functional relationships for LOBs and Functions while leading and optimizing associated processes - Engage with, build relationships with, and communicate with multiple cross-functional stakeholders at various levels, including senior leaders - Forecast, manage, and report on budgets, actual spend, and support fiscal planning for our cross-functional teams across multiple lines of business - Analyze large sets of data to evaluate P&L actuals each quarter, identify variances, and deliver formal insights and recommendations on budgets to stakeholders at every level, including senior leaders - Conduct thorough audits and reconciliations of large data sets, proactively identifying and addressing discrepancies - Implement process improvements impacting multiple stakeholders with diverse and competing priorities - Document and train on processes for internal and partner teams - Manage a team of 1-2 FTEs and actively develop team, talent as well as 2-3 contractors Responsibilities may evolve as business needs change.