De Beers Finance Manager, Marketing

About De Beers

Founded in 1888, De Beers is a leading international diamond group whose expertise spans diamond discovery, sourcing, grading and luxury jewellery. With deep roots in southern Africa and a global presence, the group brings together scientific knowledge, technical precision and creative craftsmanship. As an employer, De Beers offers career paths across mining, engineering, gemmology, jewellery design, retail and corporate functions. Its multidisciplinary environment connects the origins of natural diamonds with their transformation into exceptional creations. Professionals join a business where heritage meets innovation, and where provenance, responsible practices and evolving consumer expectations are central to the future of the diamond industry.

Role & Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities across Category and Brand Marketing teams, ensuring expenditure plans are aligned to available budgets and strategic objectives
• Consolidate global marketing budgets and forecasts across UK, US, China, and India operations, monitoring forecast accuracy and recommending improvements to planning assumptions
• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial reporting and variance analysis supporting management decision-making and quarterly business reviews
• Maintain reporting dashboards and provide insight into marketing investment KPIs, return on investment metrics, and marketing effectiveness trends
• Act as key finance partner to Category and Brand Marketing leadership, providing financial guidance on investment decisions, resource allocation, and business cases
• Partner with Global Retail Business and Group Tax functions on transfer pricing methodology, intragroup service level agreements, and DBGSS recharge calculations
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets and investment frameworks, maintaining governance over marketing cost centres, WBS structures, and compliance with finance policies
• Own the monthly DBGSS recharge calculation process, ensuring accuracy, APA compliance, and timely sharing with Group Tax and DBGSS Finance stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement in planning, reporting, and financial governance processes, supporting SAP, OneStream, and other systems enhancement initiatives
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and best practice support to Financial Analysts and junior team members

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business partnering roles
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior stakeholders within complex multinational environments, preferably in luxury or retail sectors
• Familiar with global brand marketing operations, return on marketing investment methodologies, and transfer pricing implementation
• Proven ability to interface successfully across multiple organisational levels with excellent communication and senior-level influencing skills
• Strong self-awareness and critical thinking capabilities, demonstrating the ability to influence at executive level
• Ability to adapt to fast-evolving corporate environments, coordinate process changes across multiple stakeholders, and manage competing priorities autonomously

Skills

Experience

Significant post-qualification experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business partnering roles, preferably within a multinational luxury retail organisation. Experience supporting senior stakeholders in complex corporate environments, implementing transfer pricing methodology, and managing relationships across Tax, Legal, and marketing functions is highly desirable.

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification).

Workplace

Benefits

27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays with flexible leave trading options via benefits platform; minimum 4% employee pension contribution plus 11% company contribution (15% total); company-funded Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) with upgrade options; 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme; Mental Health First Aider network; access to flexible benefits platform including holiday trading, travel insurance, dental cover, critical illness protection, and retail vouchers; Anglo American share scheme participation (Free Shares, SIP, SAYE); employee discounts and onsite benefits where available (gym and restaurant facilities).

Culture

De Beers’ workplace culture combines the technical expertise of the diamond industry with the craftsmanship and client focus of luxury jewellery, bringing together diverse disciplines across an international business. Its professional environment emphasises collaboration, safety and responsible sourcing, with a shared commitment to protecting the integrity of natural diamonds from origin to finished creation.

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