Vice President Finance Director

Company description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

This VP, Finance Director is a commercial finance leader responsible for owning the financial health and growth of a client portfolio. The role combines client financial stewardship, revenue pipeline oversight, contract governance, and new business support.

• Review the monthly client financial performance and prepare financial and business analysis
• Prepare monthly Management reporting, focusing management’s attention to potential opportunities and risks
• Manage tracking of revenue opportunities and review of the Salesforce pipeline
• Comprehend and manage the financial relationship. Understand client business, advise forecasts, and discuss financial and operational issues monthly
• Ensure financial integrity of client agreements, internal reporting and procedures
• Assist local Finance Director in the application of centrally negotiated contractual obligations, including the documentation of best practices and key process flows for agency-client interaction across all financial operations, and provision of training for new Agency Finance Directors on such obligations/process flows
• Disseminate business guidelines and ensure that any network contracts for clients are respected by all the agencies
• Steward all client audits
• Review and negotiate the financial aspects of client proposals, agreements, compensation
• Stay abreast of industry/client/economic factors that affect financial picture
• Oversee and drive the Financial Commit and Annual Client Business planning, and participate in the client target setting
• Provide strategic financial analysis and leadership for New Business opportunities, team initiatives and Groupe-wide projects
• Act as a resource for Adhoc requests and problem solving

• A TEAM PLAYER - Collaborates across agency partners as well as integrates with the client teams across the group.
• GLOBALLY MINDED - Thinks at scale and elevates outside of one singular market level view to best advice and solution craft.
• ADAPTIVE - Able to work at speed and enjoys working within a fast-moving culture with often changing priorities.
• 10+ years of experience in finance with core experience in financial operations, client negotiations, commercial pricing
• 5+ years’ experience preferably within an Agency, or comparable position in Finance
• Excellent financial analysis/forecast skills and knowledge of client accounting
• High degree of quality situational analysis and decision-making skill
• Advanced proficiency with Excel (Pivot Table, Macros, HFM Smartview), PowerPoint, Word
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible to adapt to fast changing priorities with a sense of urgency
• Accountability, strong diligence with the ability to multitask

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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