Vice President, Finance

A division of Publicis Groupe, Publicis Digital Experience is a network of top-tier agencies designed to develop capabilities and solutions to enable growth and provide scaled access to the digital capabilities of Publicis Groupe in service of our clients. Together, the Publicis Digital Experience portfolio endeavors to create value at the intersection of technology and experiences to connect brands and people.

We are an expanding network of more than 7,000 employees across global offices, unified under the Publicis Digital Experience umbrella. Our portfolio includes agency brands such as Razorfish, Digitas, Mars United Commerce, Arc Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi X, Plowshare and 3

Share. Our capabilities span the full customer journey—from creative and experience to Commerce and CRM—through specialized practices like Connected

CRM and the Publicis Commerce.

In this role, you will provide strategic and operational financial leadership for the agency. You’ll partner closely with agency and practice leaders to ensure strong financial management, accurate reporting, and compliance with internal controls. You will help to drive profitable growth and operational discipline while proactively planning, forecasting, and reforecasting agency financials based on evolving business and organizational goals.

PLEASE NOTE:

While there are no specific location requirements for this role, all candidates should be local to the Eastern Time Zone. Priority will be given to candidates who are commutable to a Publicis Groupe office and willing to commit to a 3 day/week onsite hybrid schedule.

• Partner with agency leadership to strengthen financial performance and ensure commercial rigor across the business.
• Provide financial guidance to assess the risk and benefits of operational decisions.
• Deliver scenario and sensitivity analyses with corresponding financial impact.
• Support compensation methodology, client contract reviews, pricing, and client profitability analysis.
• Partner with account and management teams to support commercial pricing including hourly rates, asset-based pricing, and value at risk models.
• Review current and future contracts to ensure they are legally and financially sound and represent agency interests.
• Analyze operational performance and provide action-oriented recommendations for client profitability, resource allocation, and capacity needs.
• Partner with Shared Services for real estate, procurement, legal, treasury, and other operational functions.
• Review and evaluate existing financial reporting and delivery processes, recommend changes to create optimizations and efficiencies, and identify potential issues and gaps in order to create and implement proactive resolutions.

• Ensure accurate, complete, and timely financial reporting for the agency and across the pillar.
• Support P&L ownership and provide transparency to agency and practice leaders.
• Review transactional accounting performed by the Business Intelligence team and coordinate with the BI Controller on job management, billing, controls, FP&A, and client reporting.
• Support revenue recognition, risk provisions, and other subjective financial reporting areas.
• Ensure compliance with Publicis Groupe Corporate Policies and Procedures.
• Support internal and external audit requirements with the US Controller.
• Prepare monthly reporting and analysis for agency, regional, and global stakeholders.

• Contribute to forward-looking planning and decision support.
• Support the annual planning cycle including forecasting, business initiatives, and financial targets.
• Analyze actuals versus benchmarks and highlight risks and opportunities for leadership.
• Prepare rolling forecasts to maintain visibility into full year performance.
• Contribute to revenue reporting for the pillar and the practice.

• 12+ years of progressively-responsible experience building and leading finance and financial operations for a large, complex, matrixed organization, preferably within an advertising agency, holding company, or consultancy.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a similar field;…