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Wesco · 7 hours ago

Senior Specialist - Marketing (Budget Operations)

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$73K/yr - $117K/yr

4+ years exp

Wesco is a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions. The Senior Marketing Specialist – Budget Operations plays a critical role in ensuring the financial integrity and operational efficiency of the marketing organization, managing budgets, tracking expenditures, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

CommercialElectronicsManufacturing

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain detailed marketing budget trackers across corporate, brand, and business unit teams, ensuring accurate forecasting, spend tracking, and reconciliation

Coordinate with business unit and functional marketing leaders ensuring alignment with budget and operational timelines

Lead the end-to-end invoice process, including approvals, coding, and reconciliation, while maintaining compliance with corporate accounting standards

Deliver monthly and quarterly financial reports, highlighting budget variances, and actionable insights for leadership

Support the development of marketing dashboards that connect spend data to campaign and program performance

Collaborate with Finance and Marketing leadership to align on accruals, reclasses, and year-end close requirements

Develop and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs) for budget governance, reporting cadence, and financial workflows across marketing systems

Ability to develop compelling presentations that clearly communicate marketing performance, budget insights, and strategic recommendations to executive audiences

Qualification

Budget managementMarketing strategyAnalytical skillsMicrosoft Office SuiteMulti-channel marketingCommunicationDetail orientedProblem-solvingCreativityInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, finance, or relevant industry preferred

4 to 5 years required, 6 years preferred of product, solution or field marketing experience, preferably in Fortune 500 company

Marketing strategy and implementation, including a working knowledge of multi-channel marketing and associated best practices

Strong written and verbal communication skills, combined with an ability to communicate clearly and succinctly to internal and external groups

Highly organized and detail oriented, with a customer-centric focus and commitment to quality

Strong finance, budget, research, and analytical skills, including the ability to spot questionable information or unusual data trends, combined with a disciplined problem-solving process that applies conceptual thinking to identify root cause(s) and provide appropriate solution(s)

Able to spot new and evaluate existing business opportunities, including the ability to ask good questions, look beyond the obvious, and see the 'big picture.'

Strong mathematical and computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), working knowledge and at least basic- to intermediate-level HTML or wordpress skills

Strong creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, and entrepreneurial drive; able to work with autonomy and self-direction

Able to influence others through effective negotiation techniques and strong interpersonal skills, meet deadlines, and deliver results