Budget & Reporting Associate in Uxbridge

UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Job Info

• Job Identification 868
• Job Category Administration
• Posting Date 09/03/2026, 08:22 AM
• Locations Canon Europe Limited,, UXBRIDGE, ENGLAND, UB11 1AF, GB (Hybrid)
• Job Function Associate

About Us

At Canon, we’ve been inspiring people to capture and share their world for over 85 years. As a global leader in imaging and innovation, we’re driven by bold ideas, collaboration, and a commitment to making a positive impact.

With a strong presence across EMEA for over 60 years, our regional HQs in London and Amstelveen support operations in 120+ markets. We’re proud of our diverse, inclusive culture and our philosophy of Kyosei – living and working together for the common good.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a diverse, energetic team, joining 50+ nationalities at our EMEA HQ
• Enjoy hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 from home)
• Benefit from flexible hours, professional development, and a wide range of perks
• Minimum of 25 days of personal holiday per year with up to 5 days of available holiday purchase
• Access a competitive salary, wide-ranging benefits, a generous pension scheme and up to 38% discount on Canon products
• Be part of a company that values sustainability, inclusion, and your personal growth
• Great transport links- Elizabeth Line and Stockley Park low-cost Shuttle Bus and free parking on site

If you’re visionary, innovative, and ready to make an impact – we’d love to hear from you.

With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow from people who share your ambition. We'll invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. You'll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.

At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.

Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability, encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good, focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution.

Job Description

Canon EMEA is looking for a Budget & Reporting Associate who will play a crucial role in ensuring the marketing budget management of our ITCG Marketing budgets. They will also support the reporting of the eCommerce P&L, alongside both Internal and external audit requests.

Salary up to £43,108 DOE

Responsibilities

• Manage all marketing spend approvals through the RFA process, validating alignment to OB/RB, strategy, and approved workplans before any PO commitment. Act as the first line of financial control, preventing unauthorised, non‑compliant, or misaligned spend across high‑volume, high‑value RFAs, safeguarding investment at source.
• Support and coordinate the monthly forecasting cycle for all central marketing budget owners, consolidating, validating, and challenging inputs to ensure realistic, executable forecasts. Support the visibility of an average €1.8m monthly spend, enabling timely decision‑making and reducing variance risk for the leadership team.
• Support leadership with the quarterly accrual management for all marketing investments, validating open POs and accrual balances to ensure accuracy, justification, and timeliness. Actively manage €2-5m quarterly exposure to prevent financial misstatement, aged balances, write‑offs, and audit findings.
• Ensure accurate allocation and coding of marketing actuals , maintaining integrity across cost centres, projects, and campaigns. Resolve discrepancies between forecast, actuals, and accruals to protect ROI analysis, variance reporting, and leadership decision‑making.
• Support the leadership and manage the official Original and Revised Budget submissions for central marketing into Hyperion, ensuring full consistency between workplans, forecasts, and corporate financial systems. Act as the single point of accountability for data accuracy, revisions, audit trails, and reforecast cycles impacting group reporting.
• Act as the key point of contact for financial process and training by enforcing compliance with internal policies, approval frameworks, and control standards. Maintain full documentation and traceability across RFAs, POs, forecasts, accruals, and actuals, and serve as a key interface for Financial reviews, audits, and compliance checks—protecting the business from governance, audit, and reputational risk.
• Expanding the current Developed regions E-Commerce summary P&L to include Emerging regions and detailed P&L breakdowns by Product Group and by Country.
• Responsible for maintaining and optimising the current and expanded operating P&L’s mentioned above on a monthly basis.
• Support, where required, Request for Approval (RFA), Purchase Orders (PO), and invoicing processes for E-Commerce.
• Take on Project Management responsibilities, where required, to support Digital Strategy and Operations teams.
• Prepare documentation required for audit, both internal and external.
• Partner with Finance teams in CEL, CENV and offshore to continually optimise and improve efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in eCommerce / finance
• Strong understanding of financial operations and eCommerce platforms
• Experience managing budget allocation and optimisation would be beneficial
• Systems experience in Oracle R12, OBIE, Hyperion and Salesforce would be beneficial
• Proficiency in using Excel, Powerpoint and other relevant software
• Excellent analytical skills with a keen eye for detail
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking abilities
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Salary up to £43,108 DOE

Canon Core Behaviours

• Drive for results
• Focus on the Customer
• Take ownership and accountability
• Act as a team player
• Shows courage and conviction
• People orientated
• Caring for self and others