What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Associate Controlling Finance position at Publicis Groupe?
Company Description
Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world’s most valuable agency group. We are the only full-service, end-to-end shared service organization in the industry, enabling Groupe agencies to do what they do best: innovate and transform for their clients. Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Publicis Re:Sources has grown to 5,000 employees in over 66 countries. We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury and risk management. We continually transform to keep pace with our ever-changing communications industry and thrive on a spirit of innovation felt around the globe. Learn more about Publicis Re:Sources and the Publicis Groupe agencies we support at http://www.publicisresources.com/.
Job Description
The Key Accountabilities are, but are not limited to:
- The incumbent should be responsible for the preparation of budgets and forecasts and providing different analyses;
- Includes direct interaction with Portfolio leads, Corporate finance team, and respective region CFO for driving business;
- Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement;
- Month-end closing which includes P&L analysis, posting necessary closing adjustments, and HFM submissions;
- Presenting monthly financial results of vertical for presentation to management.
- Responsible for managing the open spending against approved budgets/forecasts;
- Responsible for developing/managing effective processes to develop controls for Fixed Personnel costs;
- Responsible for preparation of CAPEX budgets and monitoring the CAPEX spending against approved budgets
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization;
- Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items and effective frame decisions to be made;
- Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions.
Qualifications
Key competencies are:
Experience/Qualifications/Skills:
- Chartered Accountant with 4 to 5 years of experience in FP&A and Controlling Finance Profile;
- Sound knowledge of accounting/financial/operational principles;
- Good knowledge of SAP and HFM;
- Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills;
- Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels;
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment
Additional Information
Attributes/Behaviors:
- Attention to Detail
- Ability to work independently, but with a team player attitude to ensure deadlines, etc are met in all areas
- Ability to communicate and influence peers on systems/process changes that may be required and in particular between Resources and Agency
- Has attitude to learn with curiosity.
- Ability to prioritize
Final Note:
This role requires the ability to multi-task across competing demands. It requires an emphatic, practical person who can give attention to detail and yet can view the bigger picture, and implement
