Finance Analyst

Company Description

Publicis Global Delivery is the talent powerhouse of Publicis Groupe, the largest global communications group. We make sure to hire, boost and develop the best people worldwide to deliver outstanding work for the most prominent clients within the Groupe.

In LATAM, we are over 1,700 passionate employees that love to push boundaries and drive innovative solutions. If you are a risk-taker and love to develop intrepid ideas, PGD is the place for you.

We Move People, and People Move Us

**Job Description**:
**Position Overview**

We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Analyst (“SFA”) for the Client Finance team. This role will be the lead for all client/project accounting functions, focusing on revenue recognition, invoicing and labor reporting, for one of our largest clients/books of business. The Senior Analyst will partner effectively with key team members in Business Management, Project Management, and Account Management to ensure information relating to client finance is accurate, reliable, and timely for use in planning, analysis, and decision making. Just as important, the SFA will consistently look to improve upon our finance processes to optimize how we work, ensuring proper controls are maintained. We are looking for a detail-oriented and service-focused individual with 4+ years of relevant experience to be a part of our team.

**Qualifications**:
**Job Responsibilities & Duties**
- Partner with client teams and develop relationships with Business Management, Project Management and Account Management to influence productive and accurate client financial management
- Make certain client/project accounting is performed in according with Publicis Groupe Corporate Policies and Procedures (“Janus”), and compliance with Financial Monitoring Controls (“FMC”)
- Ensure month-close is performed accurately, completely, and timely; owning revenue recognition, client invoicing, accounts payables, and accounts receivables for assigned clients
- Support client teams by assisting with the development and tracking of budgets, monthly financial reviews, and presentations, and assessment of all billable and non-billable costs
- Lead client team meetings in management of financial metrics; provide thoughtful recommendations to solve business issues and implement solutions
- Calculate run rates to monitor and manage financial progress against budgets
- Answer questions from key stakeholders including clients, vendors, corporate, and employees
- Create reports for client/agency teams by pulling data from SAP/data warehouse and working in Excel to construct regular, reliable reporting; explain and translate finance reports/documents to client teams
- Learn, master, and improve upon client finance processes such as weekly agency reporting, budget tracker maintenance, client invoicing, client-specific reporting, and monthly close
- Ad hoc requests as needed

**Requirements & Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
- 4+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting, including familiarity with professional services/labor financials
- Strong Excel competency, including data and pivot tables, vlookups, sumifs, etc.
- Experience with a major ERP tool and data warehouse reporting (Hyperion or SAP tools preferred)
- Understand basic accounting concepts (debits/credits, revenue recognition, reserves/absorptions)
- Problem solver who can identify solutions quickly & think outside the box
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a knack for developing relationships
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment; not afraid to ask questions or even question the status quo
- Positive and collaborative approach