Publicis Groupe, known for its world-renowned creativity, best in class technology and data assets, and digital and consulting expertise, is one of the world’s largest communications group in the world. With more than 80,000 people in over 100 countries, the Groupe has capabilities in Creative with agencies such as Leo Burnett and Saatchi & Saatchi, Media within Publicis Media, Digital business transformation with Publicis.Sapient, and Health & Wellbeing with Publicis Health.

Since 2014 and the acquisition of Sapient, Publicis Groupe has undergone a profound transformation by scaling a new model connecting data, creativity and technology. We have continued on that journey with the 2019 acquisition of Epsilon to further scale our data led offering and provide true momentum to our clients own transformation.

This model, with a country led approach, is called the “Power of One” and gathers all the capabilities of the Groupe under one roof, putting clients at the core of the organisation. 

Reporting to the Global Media Accounting & Reporting Manager, the Senior Management Accountant will be expected to support the Finance and business teams to set up, maintain and execute best in class financial reporting, across the Publicis Global Media HQ Business units. 

Solid analytical, financial and communication skills as well as ability to meet deadlines.

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Management Accountant to tackle a variety of projects and build further on first management experience.

A team player, naturally curious, solution finder, self-starter that inspires trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts for Global Media HQs entities, across all recharges and cost aspects
• Headcount reconciliation, salary reconciliation and journal postings monthly
• Liaison with relevant Payroll and HR team for any variations or missing information on the payroll report
• Responsibility of a monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting with all Groupe reporting requests (flash, short-term-forecast, variance analysis, resolving mismatch, other)
• Assisting with the annual budget & periodic forecasting processes, including liaison with relevant stakeholders & upload of budget/forecasts into HFM (Groupe reporting tool)
• Take ownership of the monthly rolling forecast, updating confirmed and pipeline personnel costs and recharges
• Partner with the Global Media Reporting & Accounting manager to support on ad-hoc financial and operational activities

Functional expertise – Has the technical knowledge and skills to do their job at a high level of accomplishment, in line with their position in the organization. Must be comfortable with data management, finance systems & Excel formulas

Attention to detail without losing the big picture – looks for errors in own work and reflects on key messaging before sharing. Accuracy is paramount.

Proactivity - able to take initiative and work independently to complete tasks

Excellent communication and influencing skills, a willingness to proactively work with others.

Learning & Growth mindset – curious about the business and enthusiasm to take big on challenges. Not afraid to test and learn, and grow by doing. 

Professional level fluency in English.

Experiences Required

• +/- 5 years relevant work experience in Finance and Accounting roles
• Excellent analytical skills, a passion for metrics and figures, with the ability to get into the details while also seeing and understanding the big picture
• Ability to compute and forecast P&L
• Highly motivated and self-directed; exhibits thought leadership and strong critical thinking skills
• First experience in management is a plus
• Experience working with various levels of the organization including leadership & peers
• Experience developing advanced Excel based financial forecast models, reconciliations, and analytics
• Good understanding of ERP and Financial Planning Systems (e.g., SAP, Hyperion)
• Can be a time-pressured environment hence need to able to priorities workload accordingly and handle last minute requests
• Resilience and the ability to remain calm under pressure

TRUST
Trust is the cornerstone upon which we build our relationships. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of how a partner should behave. We treat our people and our clients with respect, transparency and honesty.

TALENT
This is first and foremost a people business. We are committed to ensuring Publicis Media a destination for the best talent in our industry. We value people as individuals, growing ourselves as we grow our client’s business. 

TRANSFORMATION
True transformation comes when we stop managing change, and instead initiate change. We believe in our purpose to be the admired force for business transformation. We believe that focusing on performance and results has the power to transform client business.