Publicis Media helps clients drive sustainable business growth by harnessing the modern media landscape to drive one-to-one consumer connections at scale. Led by Sue Frogley, CEO, Publicis Media UK is made up of 2000 people working across market-leading media agencies including Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices Publicis Media Exchange (PMX), Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment, Publicis Media Content and NextTECHnow. Together they combine deep expertise in media investment, strategy, insights and analytics, data and technology, commerce, performance marketing and content. Publicis Media is part of Publicis Groupe and is present in more than 100 countries with over 23,500 employees worldwide.

We are looking for a Management Accountant, who will report into the Cost Finance Manager and be responsible for reporting and analysing the Publicis Media UK cost base, across one of our main brands, Zenith P&L, as well as working across the other 3 brands.

As our Management Accountant, you will be working closely with key stakeholders across your relevant business units.

You will be support on the actual monthly results for both P&L and overhead analysis, as well as assisting in any internal and external audit, ensuring compliance in all areas. You will be responsible for billing all intercompany costs between Publicis Media brands and some client T&E (what’s this?). You’ll also work with the Finance Managers and Financial Controller to produce full periodic and quarterly cost forecasts

In addition, you will review monthly spend with the departmental heads (across Facilities, Research and Talent), as well as assisting in the development of financial processes and procedures.

As our Management Accountant, you will be part qualified, (AAT, CIMA, ACCA or have a relevant Accounting or financial qualification), you will have a good level of Excel (v-look ups) and SAP experience would be a distinct advantage but not essential.

You will be an excellent communicator and find it easy to articulate financial information to non financial colleagues across the business.

Experience working across the media industry with complex revenue streams would be an advantage. What you will need is the ability to work in a fast paced environment with accuracy and efficiency. Cost control, monitoring and reporting exposure would be highly desirable. Experience of working with non-financial people in order to explain cost variances is required. It would be beneficial, but not essential, if you had experience of managing a finance team.

And why should you join us? In return we can offer you your own career development, an additional day off for your birthday, Work your World (after a year you can work anywhere in the world for 6 weeks each year), a tasty subsidised café, true hybrid working (2 days in the office), plus many more benefits.

At Publicis Media UK, we believe that fostering an inclusive culture where all talent can thrive makes our company stronger. It enables a greater idea exchange, which fosters innovation and creativity, and enriches our perspective. We are committed to Publicis Groupe’s wide variety of talent engagement and inclusion programming, and encourage our people to take an active role in continuing to drive positive change within our agency.