Location: New York,NY, USA
Company Description
Publicis Groupe, known for its award-winning creativity, best-in-class technology, digital and consulting expertise, is the world's third largest communications group. With 80,000+ colleagues in over 100 countries, the Groupe has four Solution hubs: Creative with Publicis Communications, Media with Publicis Media, Digital business transformation with Publicis.Sapient, and Health & Wellbeing with Publicis Health.
Since 2014 with the acquisition of Sapient, Publicis Groupe has undergone a profound transformation by scaling a new model connecting data, creativity, and technology. The Groupe has continued this journey with the 2019 acquisition of Epsilon to further scale the data-led offering and provide true momentum to our client's own transformation.
This model, with a country-led approach, is called the Power of One and gathers all the capabilities of the Groupe under one roof, putting clients at the core of the organization.
Job Description
Summary and Scope of Position:
Financial business partner to client teams within Razorfish and other US agencies reporting to Client Finance Manager. Responsible for client related finance matters including client reporting, client deliverable tracking, staff utilization tracking and client profitability analysis and reporting.
Client Reporting
* Partners with Client Finance Manager to create reports by Client covering key financial metrics.
* Works closely with client teams to ensure consistent process supports reporting needs including staff utilization
* Prepares weekly or monthly client reporting based from SAP data
* Partners with billing, production and client teams to ensure client report accuracy
* Works to resolve client reporting related questions and requests
Client Profitability
* Prepares client profitability reporting on a monthly basis
* Works closely with Client Finance Manager and client teams to analyze issues and identify opportunities for improvement
* Partners with client teams to implement profitability improvement strategies
Client Forecasts
* Works closely with Client Finance Manager to prepare client profitability forecasts
* Submits client profitability forecasts in HFM in accordance with Publicis Groupe deadlines
Contract Management
* Ensures Agency is in compliance with current contractual guidelines
Other
* Partners with client teams on consistent process implementation across all aspects of client related finance matters
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or similar field. Relevant internship experience and/or 1+ years of work experience considered Strong technical skills, especially Microsoft Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, etc.) Strong preference for New York area candidates Effective communication skills Excellent organizational, analytical and problem solving skills Comfortable digging through large volumes of reporting for key operational findings Ability to maintain and grow positive client relationships Self-motivation to work independently Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: $52,500-$83,500. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.