Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

PHM is the leading health media agency in the US, built for the modern healthcare experience. Here, industry depth meets media scale, where data becomes direction, where creativity and storytelling bring truth to life, and where orchestration replaces fragmentation. Dedicated to making brands discovered, PHM redefines what media can do through data, content, and creativity. Because in modern healthcare, the brands that are found are the ones that lead. And when brands lead, advantage follows. Go deeper. Be found.

The Financial Analyst is responsible for the execution of month-end close and subsequent reporting. This role highlights key operational issues and financial exposures that affect profitability. The Analyst will prepare journal entries and monthly reporting, be involved in process improvement projects, and prepare ad hoc reporting in support of agency business needs. Analyst will need to gain a strong understanding of the company's accounting practices and policies and be a self-starter with strong written and personal communication skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Calculate and book month-end end entries across G&A P&L and Balance Sheet accounts
• Manage inter-company recharge arrangements between units; set up recharge jobs, track progress to date, accrue/transfer recharges at month-end and perform final reconciliation if necessary
• Perform review of Financial Monitoring Controls and present any findings to Director
• Submit P&L forecasts in HFM and review for accuracy and I/C mismatches
• Provide support for overhead budgeting and forecasting
• Prepare Tax schedules, Corporate Social Responsibility, Country By Country Reporting and all other ancillary Groupe reporting
• Review P&L and B/S during close and post-close to ensure for accuracy and identify variances versus forecasts and present insights to Director
• Run financial and operational reports to support agency operations; billability, utilization, budget tracking etc. and provide analysis and insights against benchmarks
• Monitor agency expense accounts, highlight trends and propose forecast changes to support future anticipated spend
• Assist Finance Director with audit preparation and responses
• Suggest process improvements across budgeting, forecasting and month-end close
• Leverage available resources (agency finance team, Shared Services, corporate finance team) to resolve issues
• Assist Client Finance team with billings, job reconciliation, WIP management

Requirements and Qualifications:

• 4 years of college education (Finance, Accounting, or Economics degree required)
• 1-5 years of experience in Finance or Accounting, including familiarity with the digital environment
• Excel skills, including pivot tables
• Intermediate proficiency of MS Office
• Experience with Hyperion or SAP preferred
• Interpersonal and communication skills

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.

Compensation Range: USD $40,280.00 - USD $59,553.00/Annually.