Marketing Financial Operations Manager overseeing Instacart’s grocery-delivery marketing spend portfolio. Connecting Marketing, Finance, Accounting, and Procurement through forecasting, governance, and automation.
Responsibilities
Own the full Marketing spend operating model across the total portfolio, including templates, spend cadences, actuals integration, and leadership reporting
Serve as primary liaison between Marketing and Finance, Accounting, and Procurement
Manage monthly close, accrual accuracy, and spend-to-plan reconciliation
Maintain a unified, real-time view of spend health across Marketing leads
Surface risks, execution gaps, and reallocation opportunities
Engage budget owners to validate assumptions and pressure-test spend commitments
Build and maintain AI-assisted workflows for actuals tagging, variance reporting, and spend updates
Produce decision-ready outputs and synthesized narratives for Marketing leadership and cross-functional partners
Partner with Finance and Procurement to streamline purchasing and approval processes and improve spend governance
Requirements
5+ years of experience in FP&A, marketing operations, or a related strategic operations function
Experience owning a full spend portfolio end-to-end
Strong command of financial modeling, variance analysis, and spend accuracy improvement
Experience building or automating recurring financial workflows
Hands-on experience applying AI tools to financial or operational workflows
Ability to manage relationships with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and marketing stakeholders
Proactive risk and blocker identification and resolution
High attention to detail and sound judgment
Currently hiring candidates in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, or Nova Scotia
Preferred: familiarity with marketing spend across different spend categories
Preferred: proficiency with AI tools and automation platforms, especially Claude
Preferred: experience with financial planning systems, including Pigment
Preferred: background working in marketing within high-growth technology companies
Benefits
New hire equity grant
Annual refresh grants
Flexible work location, including home, office, or favorite coffee shop
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