Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Publicis Groupe • New York, NY

75d • $105,000 - $120,000

About The Position

This is a Financial Role based in New York City with 3 times a week in office in Downtown NYC. The Manager will be part of the FP&A Business Intelligence (BI) team, which supports the FP&A Associate Director of PDX, Publicis' production capability. In this role, the Manager will be in constant contact with the PDX CFO & FP&A Associate Director, the US FP&A team, and Finance Directors within the agencies of PDX. The Manager will report to one of the Associate Directors, FP&A.

Requirements

• Approx. 5 years' work experience in Corporate Finance, FP&A, and Audit.
• Fast learner and ability to establish priorities to maximize efficiency and collaborate with management to meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish positive collaboration with the PDX Finance Directors and US FP&A teams.
• Ability to manage the work remotely as needed.
• Ability to navigate in a fast-paced environment and attention to details.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Excellent system, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Good sense of urgency and ownership.
• Excel proficiency (Macros is a plus).
• HFM (Hyperion), Smartview or Essbase experience is required.
• Proficient in Power Point PPT.
• SalesForces is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support on the day-to-day tasks the PDX CFO and the FP&A Associate Director.
• Autonomously manage monthly and recurrent FP&A deliverables and oversee tasks workload in coordination with the FP&A Associate Director.
• Provide monthly financial reporting highlighting risks and opportunities, with timely and precise analysis.
• Lead recurrent tasks in support to the team in terms of reporting, ensuring processes are lean and proactive actions for adjustments in coordination with the FPA Director.
• Support on the monthly financial reporting including P&L and TWC (overdue, receivables, wip) for actuals, forecasts, budgets, including revenue reporting and agencies profitability.
• Work in coordination with the FPA Director on costs analysis, HFM organizational structure, developing, and maintaining positive relationships with agency finance leads.
• Analyze budget vs. actual costs to ensure PDX profitability is at target level.
• Analyze Business Development data through Salesforce including pitches and prospecting financial information, to ensure consistency in forecasting and budgeting.
• Collect, consolidate, and analyze recurrent requests on the PDX Perimeter.
• Collaborate with Group Corporate Finance team and support the FP&A Director on any other special and transversal project as needed.
• Drive reporting accuracy and interact with other FP&A managers to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
• Conduct variance analysis of Actuals vs budgeting, forecasting for all P&L line items, and Headcount.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• 401K
• Parental and family care leave
• Family forming assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree