Focusrite

Marketing

• Support the Director of Marketing and Focusrite Group Professional team in establishing and evaluating an EDU marketing strategy and plan
• Curate education market campaigns, tracked against set KPIs, on schedule and to budget, working with multiple marketing teams
• Research and maintain annual EDU calendar for digital and in-person events
• Coordinate exhibit plans for chosen events, with occasional participation where necessary
• Plan, promote, produce and review Focusrite Group Education and B2B webinars
• Review and negotiate education event sponsorships and donation requests
• Project management, from conception to completion, of EDU and D2C Expert Guides and case studies
• Research and book advertising placements to support marketing campaigns
• Manage facilitation of Americas dealer/distributor education and integrator marketing communications
• Assist the Focusrite Group Professional team, in planning and execution of EDU and B2B events
• Coordinate and book demo gear shipments to ensure timely delivery

Education & B2B Marketing Coordinator

Accounts Receivable

• Manages all functions of Accounts Receivable, including day-to-day functions as well as any journal entries, reporting, or reconciliations during month end close.
• Verify and post customer payments (check, ACH, wire, credit card) ensuring application to correct customer and invoice(s).
• Review orders on finance hold; communicate efficiently with sales & operations teams or the customer to resolve the hold.
• Process credit applications for customers requesting terms, including reaching out to references, reviewing credit reports, & recommending a credit limit for approval to assistant controller.
• Gather and review resale certificates for customers; ensure customer record is set up accordingly; monitor expiration dates of certificates to ensure there is always a valid copy on file.
• Continually monitor and review open AR; send collections emails to customers for past due balances and escalate as needed.
• Prepare weekly AR Aging report for review with assistant controller.
• Process credit memos for customer returns.
• Maintain a good relationship with customers by responding to all inquiries in a timely manner and resolving any account discrepancies.
• Complete month end closing tasks including accruals & reconciliations.
• Assist with monthly sales tax filing.
• Continually monitor processes and raise issues or suggestions to assistant controller where improvements are needed.
• Any ad hoc reporting or tasks as requested by controller or assistant controller.
• Assist with special projects as needed.

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Help identify, track and analyse EMEA and APAC regional operations team efficiency and cost saving programmes such as further D2C fulfilment centres to drive shipping reductions
• Provide insight into global freight and duty costs
• Create and maintain robust tracking and reporting for logistics elements including warranty replacements, lost shipments, marketing, loan stock as well as return. Work with regional operations teams to improve processes and controls
• Work with global BI team to improve data quality and master data enhancements
• Work with BI team on detailed report development and help to police reporting terminology
• Provide transaction level support to regional sales teams where needed, eg marketing cost tracking or promo queries/ checking, effectively acting as a finance business partner to them
• Running monthly regional P&Ls
• Support wider finance functions when required

Education & B2B Marketing Coordinator

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Group FP&A Analyst