Financial Controller - 18m FTC

Company Description

Publicis Groupe UK is a marketing and digital transformation business made up of 5,000 talented and versatile people with expertise in media, creative, influence, technology and data, working across 21 agencies.

Publicis Groupe UK creative agencies include Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Digitas, Leo Burnett and Publicis•Poke. Also, within the stable are PR agencies MSL and Kekst CNC and sustainability consultancy, Salterbaxter. Publicis Media is home to Zenith, Starcom and Spark Foundry as well as specialist practices PMX, Performics, Publicis Sport & Entertainment and Publicis Content, providing expertise across media strategy, investment, data and technology.

Langland, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness and Digitas Health serve clients across health and wellness, science and medicine. They combine expertise across advertising and branding, clinical trial experience, data and analytics, technology, medical strategy and education and public relations and policy. 

Publicis Groupe UK clients include BT, McDonald’s, ASDA, Tesco, L’Oreal, P&G, Kellogg’s, VW UK, Reckitts Benckiser, Samsung and Disney among others, encompassing six of the UK’s top 10 advertisers.

Employees share a common purpose, consistent ways of working and a financial structure that encourages collaboration.

Publicis Groupe UK has offices in Chancery Lane, Television Centre in White City, Baker Street, Turnmills in Farringdon, Windsor, Teddington and Dublin, and people based in Edinburgh. Publicis Groupe has a presence in more than 100 countries and employs nearly 84,000 people worldwide.

Our Commitment
As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. 

Job Description

This role is focused on reporting, control and process documentation across agencies. The role is also responsible for managing and coaching a small team. 

Key responsibilities:

• Ownership, analysis and preparation of all timely monthly reporting including but not limited to Actuals, reforecasts and Annual Commitments (Budgets) in the HFM Hyperion reporting tool, to UK Management, EMEA and Groupe
• Manage the accurate forecasting of people costs
• Deliver accurate financials across both P&L and Balance Sheet that enables key decision making
• Manage, nurture, develop and support direct report(s). Focus on diversity and inclusion, clear goal setting, respect, collaboration and celebrating success
• Play a lead role in the evolution of UK Finance, continually embracing technological changes to deliver efficient processes to maximize our business impact. Challenge the status quo, drive change and champion efficient ways of working
• Maintain a strong controls environment. Ensure consistent application of Publicis Groupe policies and audit compliance, escalating issues in a timely fashion
• Support in the alignment of consistent GL reporting across the market
• Oversight of AP and AR process, external reporting and tax compliance activities performed by the Re:Sources SSC
• Support on the review and management of TWC across the market
• Ownership of internal and external audit process as the key liaison
• Review internal control compliance across the UK Market
• Ad hoc requests as required

In addition, working with the Finance Director and wider finance leadership teams:

• Support on internal and external audits
• Work with the Finance Director and wider finance team to further develop process and control documentation
• Ad hoc requests as required by Group FD and UK CFO

Qualifications

Essential Experience:

• Fully qualified accounting (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with post qualified experience in a similar role 
• Ability to interpret and manipulate data in a logical manner
• Proficient user of Excel
• Media, advertising, or digital experience an advantage, but not a pre-requisite
• Lateral thinker with an ability to thrive in a fast-moving, agile and matrix environment
• A focus on ‘customer service’ – both internally & externally, via a positive, collaborative mindset
• Ability to successfully manage multiple initiatives/projects in a deadline-driven environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrable experience of driving change and efficiencies in a complex organisation 

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. 
We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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