Commercial Finance Manager

Publicisgroupe; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Commercial Finance Manager to join their UK Media Finance team. This role involves partnering with agency leads for forecasting, analysis, and strategic support. Ideal for a qualified accountant with FP&A experience, particularly in media or advertising. The position offers a hybrid working pattern, allowing flexibility while ensuring collaboration within teams. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving financial success across media agencies.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with FP&A experience in large organizations.
• Experience in media or advertising sector is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Client Teams to build reliable revenue forecasts.
• Support forecasting, reporting, and presentation packs.
• Analyse client profitability and help manage costs.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Commercially astute

Confident communicator

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

HFM

Job description

Company description

OVERVIEW
Publicis Groupe is one of the world’s largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 100,000 professionals.. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

HELPING OUR CLIENTS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE PLATFORM WORLD
Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive in the platform world, companies must continue to innovate their products and business models. Four imperatives (1. Real Identity, 2. Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity 3., Smart Media and 4. Direct Relationships) via our suite of world-class agencies, are necessary for modern brands to win in the platform world. At Publicis Groupe, we’ve invested in capabilities across these four imperatives our clients need to unlock growth. As the only one who can architect, build and orchestrate end to end solutions, not only do we have a proven record of building bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories, we are able to offer our talents more opportunities to grow and benefit from a richer learning experience. We call this Power of One. Powered by a 100,000-strong network via Marcel, our AI-based platform, we are also able to provide our clients and talents instant access to resource, knowledge for any need, any time, in any market.

THE SPIRIT OF VIVA LA DIFFERENCE
Viva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It has always been in our DNA. From the birth of Publicis, 94 years ago, when Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, our founder, invented French advertising. Viva La Difference expresses how we value and respect each individual and recognize what makes us distinctive. This is the charge that inspires our teams to celebrate the differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us. It is how we behave with each other and our clients, and it is deeply rooted throughout our work, to elevate and bring to life our differences throughout the platform world.

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially-minded finance professional to join our UK Media Finance team as a Commercial Finance Manager. In this highly visible and impactful role, you’ll partner with agency and practice leads to deliver robust forecasting, insightful analysis, and strategic business support.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant with FP&A experience in a large, complex organisation—ideally within media or advertising—to shape financial success across our media agencies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Client Teams to build detailed and reliable revenue forecasts, highlighting key risks and opportunities.

• Support the Senior Finance Manager with forecasting, reporting, and presentation packs.

• Collaborate with the Revenue Controllership and Client Accounting teams to analyse month-end actuals and explain variances.

• Act as a trusted business partner, providing insight and data to support performance tracking and decision-making.

• Analyse client profitability and help manage costs in line with revenue shifts.

• Proactively review and improve finance processes to drive efficiency.

• Build and maintain financial models and perform ad hoc analysis to support strategic decisions.

• Contribute to various finance projects alongside senior leaders including the Commercial Director and Finance Controller.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a strong background withinFP&A

• Background in large, complex organisations; media/advertising sector experience is a bonus

• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with Power BI and HFM preferred

• Commercially astute with a strong focus on service and collaboration

• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills

• Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across teams

• Proactive, curious, and capable of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

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.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Pagewhich showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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