Job Information
Publicis Groupe Associate Director FP&A in Chicago, Illinois
Company description
Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris [FR0000130577] and is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe’s tools and expertise around the world through the mantra "The Power of One."
Overview
The Associate Director FP&A will own the direct support of agencies under the PDX Pillar and report directly to the Director of FP&A and Client Reporting. They will work closely with financial leadership to provide accurate and timely reports while overseeing a team of six.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
Budget/Forecast:
Developing P&L statements tailored to each agency structural needs
Collaborating with other financial teams to analyze, consolidate, and communicate costs
Ensure forecast and budget inputs into all financial tools (HFM, Anaplan, etc.) are accurate
Create presentation, which clearly speaks to the financials, strategy, and goals
Oversee and publish reforecast KPI package to Senior Leadership
Work collectively with Agency Leads to ensure forecasts are aligned with set KPIs
Oversee Client Profitability reporting in HFM for Quarterly Actuals & Forecasts
Supervise capacity planning model to forecast costs and identify potential opportunities
Month End Close:
Report and present agency’s financial results and variance analysis
Develop rolling revenue and headcount forecast
Partner with accounting team to ensure accurate and consistent recording of revenue and expenses
P&L is properly tracking to forecast/budget expectations
Oversee and publish KPIs to Senior Leadership
Analyze Trade Working Capital against Cash Flow targets
Trend analysis on investment cost spending vs budget/forecast
Headcount analysis
Other:
Manage a team of six in to ensure the highest level of compliance to organization policies and performance
Provide those team members with continuous mentorship and support
Identify best practices to improve to current workflow and create efficiencies and consistencies across network
Foster effective information flow and communication to ensure financial results and reports are consistent
Assist with special projects and ad-hoc analysis
Qualifications
Experience Guidelines:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance. Master’s degree is a plus
• Minimum 8+ years of experience with strong analytical skills and can take accountability/ownership to drive results
• Ability to adapt to changes in scope of position
• Cultivate cooperative working relationship, a team player, self-starter, adhere to deadlines while ensuring a high level of accuracy, professionalism, confidentiality, and quality
• Great interpersonal skills, excellent verbal & written communication, organize, attention to details, and can multitask
• Able to work independently and under pressure in a fast pace environment
• Fast learner with the ability to identify problems and seek solutions
• Willing to be flexible and work hard to support business needs
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and proficient in Salesforce, Hyperion/Essbase, Anaplan, Oracle Business Intelligence, and SAP
• Media experience is a plus
Additional information
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.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: $119,510 - $171,675 annually. 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. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 03/10/2025.
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