Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

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.

The Manager will be part of the FP&A Business Intelligence (BI) team, which support the FP&A Associate Director of PDX, Publicis’ production capability.

In this role, the Manager will be in constant contact with the PDX CFO & FP&A Associate Director, the US FP&A team and Finance Directors within the agencies of PDX.

The Manager will report to one of the Associate Directors, FP&A.

• Support on the day-to-day tasks the PDX CFO and the FP&A Associate Director.
• Autonomously manage monthly and recurrent FP&A deliverables and oversee tasks workload in coordination with the FP&A Associate Director.
• Provide monthly financial reporting highlighting risks and opportunities, with timely and precise analysis.
• Lead recurrent tasks in support to the team in terms of reporting, making sure processes are lean and ensure proactive actions for adjustments in coordination with the FP&A Director.
• Support on the monthly financial reporting including P&L and TWC (overdue, receivables, wip) for actuals, forecasts, budgets, including revenue reporting and agencies profitability.
• Working in coordination with the FP&A Director on costs analysis, HFM organizational structure, developing, and maintaining positive relationships with agency finance leads.
• Analyzing budget vs. actual costs to ensure PDX profitability is at target level.
• Analyze Business Development data through Salesforce including pitches and prospecting financial information, to ensure consistency in forecasting and budgeting.
• Collect, consolidate, and analyze recurrent requests on the PDX Perimeter.
• Collaborate with Group Corporate Finance team and support the FP&A Director on any other special and transversal project as needed.
• Drive reporting accuracy and interact with other FP&A managers to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
• Variance analysis of Actuals vs budgeting, forecasting for all P&L line items, and Headcount.

List of indicative tasks and processes the PDX FP&A Manager will be involved in:

• Actuals / Rolling Forecasts / Commitment
• Top clients analysis and reporting
• Organic growth calculation
• Regional Bonus pool tracking
• Trade Working Capital
• Capex Forms / Lease Forms
• Sales Force data reporting and analysis
• Tracking of New Business Pitch costs by month
• Business Review Presentation (PPT, Consolidation, and Analysis)
• Forecast Presentation (PPT, Consolidation, and Analysis)
• Support and coordination of Business Transfers and comparable Restatements

Leadership and Technical skills

• Approx. 5 years’ work experience in Corporate Finance, FP&A, and Audit.
• Fast learner and establish priorities, to maximize efficiency and collaborate with management to meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish positive collaboration with the PDX Finance Directors; US FP&A teams.
• Ability to manage the work remotely as needed.
• Ability to navigate in a fast-paced environment and attention to details.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Excellent organizational and problem solving skills.
• Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Excellent system, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good sense of urgency and ownership.
• Excel proficiency (Macros is a plus).
• HFM (Hyperion), Smartview or Essbase experience is required.
• Proficient in Power Point PPT.
• Sales Forces is a plus.

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