Global Client Production Finance Lead

Company description

Within Publicis Groupe’s Intelligent Creativity business, we specialize in bringing creative ideas to life, and to consumers. By combining 100 years of craft excellence with 6,000 experts across 52 locations of the world’s biggest studio network, we leverage the industry’s richest data, through the power of agentic AI, to radically redefine content production with Intelligent Content. We intuitively deliver this through Marcel Make, the world’s first Intelligent Content agent.

The result? Predictively performing content that unlocks business growth in unprecedented ways. No more guesswork. No more waste.

Just content that works, working a lot harder.

The Global Client Production Finance Lead (GCPFL) serves as the senior strategic finance partner responsible for leading all client finance activities across a defined client portfolio within Publicis Production’s Global Client Finance organization. This role provides financial leadership and strategic direction to a portfolio of clients, ensuring optimal financial performance, revenue growth, and profitability improvement across each engagement.

Reporting to the EVP, Global Solutions Finance Director, the GCPFL acts as a trusted senior financial partner to Global Production client leadership, collaborating closely withthe Global Chief Client Officer and executive stakeholders to drive commercial excellence. The role directly supervises Senior Client Finance Managers, Associate Finance Directors, and equivalent-level team members, fostering a high-performing,accountable team culture built on standardized processes, open communication, and continuous improvement.

Core accountabilities include leading model, fee, and rate card development and negotiations with client procurement; MSA and SOW governance; revenue forecasting and recognition oversight; client profitability strategy; and the leadership of a cohesive

Client Finance portfolio team aligned to Publicis Production’s global growth strategy.

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for an assigned client portfolio comprising a mix of clients
• Serve as the primary senior finance partner to Global Production Client Leads, ensuring alignment between finance and operational strategy
• Collaborate closely with the Global Chief Client Officer and executive leadership on financial strategy, investment decisions, and portfolio growth priorities
• Define clear roles and responsibilities within the team, balance workload, and ensure the team has access to the training and tools needed to be successful
• Champion continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting standards, and internal controls across the portfolio
• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex client financial matters, deal structures, and transaction flow issues

• Lead model, fee, and rate card proposal development and negotiations with clients and client procurement teams in partnership with business leads
• Lead MSA and SOW term negotiation and ensure ongoing compliance with agreed contractual terms
• Align pricing strategies, fee structures, and contractual financial terms acrossthe portfolio in partnership with production leadership
• Partner with the Commercial Finance Director on new business pitches, pricing structures, and rate card development
• Develop and maintain strong client procurement relationships to support commercial outcomes
• Oversee records of approved rate cards, SOWs, and MSAs and ensure compliance in usage across the portfolio

• Oversee revenue forecasting and recognition across the portfolio, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of global results in alignment with Publicis Groupepolicies
• Lead monthly revenue and client cost forecasting cycles in partnership with the business and operational leadership team to reflect the most accurate full-year projection
• Develop annual revenue and client cost plans in alignment with organizational strategy and targets
• Coordinate and present revenue reporting to client and executive leaders, tracking actual performance versus forecast and aligning on future…