Finance Analyst

Overview

Company description

Publicis Groupe is the world’s largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 108,000 professionals. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

HELPING OUR CLIENTS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE PLATFORM WORLD

Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive in the platform world, companies must continue to innovate their products and business models. Four imperatives (1. Real Identity, 2. Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity 3., Smart Media and 4. Direct Relationships) via our suite of world-class agencies, are necessary for modern brands to win in the platform world. At Publicis Groupe, we’ve invested in capabilities across these four imperatives our clients need to unlock growth. As the only one who can architect, build and orchestrate end to end solutions, not only do we have a proven record of building bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories, we are able to offer our talents more opportunities to grow and benefit from a richer learning experience. We call this Power of One. Powered by a 100,000-strong network via Marcel, our AI-based platform, we are also able to provide our clients and talents instant access to resource, knowledge for any need, any time, in any market.

THE SPIRIT OF VIVA LA DIFFERENCE

Viva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It has always been in our DNA. From the birth of Publicis, 94 years ago, when Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, our founder, invented French advertising. Viva La Difference expresses how we value and respect each individual and recognize what makes us distinctive. This is the charge that inspires our teams to celebrate the differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us. It is how we behave with each other and our clients, and it is deeply rooted throughout our work, to elevate and bring to life our differences throughout the platform world.

Overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your finance career, and make an impact across multiple high-performing agencies in one of the UK’s fastest-growing markets? We’re looking for a driven, detail-oriented Commercial Finance Analyst to join our Group team on a 12 month FTC, where you’ll gain exposure to a diverse portfolio of agencies and play a key role in shaping financial insight and performance across the business. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role that blends commercial analysis , group reporting , and plenty of opportunities to influence decision-making at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Commercial Finance
• Partner with commercial and account teams to analyse financial results and profitability.
• Review billability with department heads and translate insights into actionable steps.
• Ability to identify potential risks and provide solutions before they manifest themselves in material financial downsides
• Support revenue forecasting and month-end reporting, preparing insightful management packs.
• Help drive the budgeting and forecasting cycle, providing variance analysis and recommendations.
• Works closely with Global Client Finance Lead / Account team in reviewing and forecasting revenue
• Build / continually evolve reporting to support UK KPIs, including those that are a key focus at an EMEA or Groupe level
• Group Reporting
• Analyse and consolidate financial submissions from agency units across the UK.
• Deliver meaningful commentary and variance analysis to senior stakeholders.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities - and present them clearly and confidently.
• Develop smarter, more efficient ways to collect, view and interpret data.
• Act as a HFM and Salesforce super user, providing support and guidance to agency teams.
• Generate a standard UK Management Pack to be distributed to COMEX
• Build / continually evolve reporting to support UK KPIs, including those that are a key focus at an EMEA or Groupe level
• Day to day contact with Agencies on Reporting queries, providing responsive and best in class support
• Central monitoring of adherence to Groupe Internal Controls
• Ad-hoc support for Group Head of Reporting, Group Finance Director or UK Market CFO as required

Qualifications

• Part Qualified Accountant
• Self-motivated with strong analytical, organisational and communication skills
• Hyperion, SAP systems experience an advantage, but not a pre-requisite
• Group experience an advantage, but not a pre-requisite
• Media, advertising or digital experience an advantage, but not a pre-requisite
• Willingness to provide recommendations and solutions
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, agile and matrix environment.
• A focus on ‘customer service’ - both internally & externally, via a positive, collaborative mindset
• Ability to successfully manage multiple initiatives/projects in a deadline-driven environment

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process. Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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