Finance & Procurement Manager

Finance & Procurement Manager – Driving Strategic Financial and Operational Excellence in Marketing

Join our dynamic fintech organization as the **Finance & Procurement Manager**, where you will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between Marketing and critical financial, procurement, and legal functions. In this strategic position, you will oversee financial planning, procurement operations, vendor relationships, and operational efficiency to ensure seamless execution of marketing initiatives while maintaining financial discipline and compliance. This is an opportunity to shape the financial health of our Marketing department, optimize procurement processes, and foster strong partnerships across internal and external stakeholders.

As the **Finance and Procurement Operations Business Partner**, you will serve as the central coordinator between Marketing and key functions such as Finance, Procurement, Legal, and external suppliers. Your expertise will be instrumental in aligning financial resources with marketing objectives, streamlining procurement workflows, and ensuring cost-effective, high-quality delivery of marketing campaigns, events, and services.

Key Responsibilities

Your role will encompass a broad spectrum of financial and operational responsibilities, ensuring both fiscal accountability and operational excellence:

• Financial Planning and Budget Management: Lead the preparation and management of the Marketing department’s annual budget and financial plans, collaborating closely with Marketing teams to forecast spending across campaigns, events, media, sponsorships, agencies, and other initiatives. Monitor actual expenditures against approved budgets, identifying risks such as overspending, underspending, or funding gaps, and proposing actionable solutions. Support budget transfers, reallocations, accruals, and year-end financial closings while ensuring accurate cost allocation across projects and cost centers.
• Procurement Operations: Act as the primary point of contact for all procurement needs related to marketing campaigns, events, media services, creative agencies, production, research, and other activities. Coordinate the preparation and submission of procurement documents, including purchase requisitions, requests for proposals (RFPs), tender documents, and purchase orders. Develop comprehensive scopes of work, technical requirements, and commercial evaluation criteria in partnership with Marketing stakeholders. Track procurement activities from initiation through sourcing, evaluation, contracting, and payment, ensuring timely approvals and documentation.
• Vendor and Contract Management: Oversee the onboarding, registration, and performance management of Marketing vendors and agencies. Maintain up-to-date records of contracts, purchase orders, deliverables, payment schedules, and expiry dates. Monitor vendor performance against service level agreements (SLAs), deliverables, timelines, and budgets, while supporting contract renewals, amendments, extensions, and closures. Collaborate with Procurement and Legal to address contractual, commercial, or supplier-related matters and resolve disputes, delays, or payment issues.
• Invoice and Payment Management: Review invoices and supporting documentation to verify alignment with contracts, purchase orders, and completed deliverables. Coordinate with Marketing teams to obtain service confirmations and approvals before processing payments. Track invoices and payments, resolving any discrepancies or delays with Finance, Procurement, and vendors to ensure timely and accurate financial settlements.
• Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary operational liaison between Marketing and Finance, Procurement, Legal, and other corporate functions. Advise Marketing stakeholders on financial, procurement, and contracting processes while facilitating regular budget and procurement review meetings. Provide strategic updates to management on budget status, procurement progress, risks, and required decisions. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, agencies, suppliers, and service providers to foster collaboration and efficiency.
• Governance, Compliance, and Reporting: Ensure all Marketing financial and procurement activities adhere to organizational policies, delegated authorities, and approval requirements. Maintain comprehensive documentation to support governance reviews and internal or external audits. Develop and maintain trackers, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to enhance transparency and decision-making.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with a passion for financial stewardship and operational excellence. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment where your strategic insights and collaborative approach will drive both financial performance and marketing success. If you are eager to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic fintech setting, we invite you to be part of our team.