Senior Associate FP&A

Company Description

Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world's most valuable agency group. We are the only full-service, end-to-end shared service organization in the industry, enabling Groupe agencies to do what they do best: innovate and transform for their clients. 

Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Publicis Re:Sources has grown to 6,000+ employees in over 55+ countries. We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury and risk management. Our people are at the center of everything we do, bringing curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence to their work every day. 

We continually transform to keep pace with our ever-changing communications industry and thrive on a spirit of innovation felt around the globe. Learn more about Publicis Re:Sources and the Publicis Groupe agencies we support at Publicis Resources – A Publicis Groupe Company.

 

Job Description

Responsible for client related finance matters including client reporting, client deliverable tracking, staff utilization tracking and client profitability analysis and reporting.

 

 

Responsibilities

• Collaboration: work with Client Finance Manager to design and enhance client reporting formats that align with contractual obligations and business needs.

 

• Partnership: partner cross-functionally with account and project teams to ensure smooth processes are in place for staff utilization, deliverables tracking, and timely data capture.

 

• Reporting: prepare and deliver weekly client reports, leveraging SAP data to ensure accuracy, clarity, and actionable insights.

 

• Data validation: liaise with billing, production, and client teams to validate report data and maintain consistent, high-quality client reporting standards.

 

• Customer inquiries: respond promptly to client reporting inquiries, proactively resolving issues and ensuring client satisfaction with timely and accurate information.

 

• Daily operations: maintain a solid understanding of daily financial operations, supporting Client Finance, Account Management, and Project Management functions effectively.

 

• Contract knowledge: understand the fundamentals of client contracts, and how they influence revenue recognition and financial reporting practices.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree completed in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration.

 

• 3+ years of work experience considered.

 

• Advanced English (oral and written skills).

 

• Budget and Forecast experience.

 

• SAP knowledge.

 

• Strong technical skills, especially Microsoft Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, etc.).

 

• Experience presenting financial information to non-financial teams.

 

• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

 

• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem solving skills.

 

• Comfortable digging through large volumes of reporting for key operational findings.