Senior Analyst, FP&A

Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Sr. Analyst FP&A will be part of the Business Intelligence (BI) team, which support agencies and CFO under the Production Pillar and report directly to the Manager of FP&A.

Budget/Forecast

• Collect agency's projections and ensure accuracy before consolidating
• Consolidate financials and analyze
• Gather business development data though Salesforce including pitches and prospecting trend analysis
• Complex variance analysis of actuals vs forecast/budget for all P&L line items and headcount
• Client Profitability Reporting for actuals and reforecasts, analyzing client margins, and providing agency finance leads insight on any client margin risks/opportunities
• Create HFM templates to provide to agencies to use for presentation
• Produce budget/forecast presentation

Month End Close

• Prepare monthly reports, presentations, and other financial schedules
• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly KPI reports to support analysis on actuals vs forecast/budget
• Analyze and research variances between actuals vs forecasted/budget

Other

• Help identify any opportunities to automate, streamline, and harmonize financial reporting requirements
• Assist with ad-hoc projects
• Ability to explain and translate financial reports to business finance leads
• Maintain HFM organizational structure
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with agency finance leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. Master's degree is a plus
• Minimum 2+ 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 and Smartview
• Media experience is a plus
• Experience with SAP HFM Hyperion 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.

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All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.