Commercial Finance Manager

Publicis Groupe UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the media sector is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to join their UK Media Finance team. This role involves partnering with agency leads, delivering robust forecasting, and providing strategic business support. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with FP&A experience in large organizations. The position offers a hybrid working pattern, balancing office and remote work.

Qualifications

• Experience in large, complex organizations; media/advertising sector experience is a bonus.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Client Teams to build reliable revenue forecasts.
• Analyze client profitability and help manage costs.
• Build and maintain financial models and perform ad hoc analysis.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

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 this space. At Publicis Groupe, we’ve invested in capabilities across these four imperatives to help our clients unlock growth. As the only entity capable of architecting, building, and orchestrating end-to-end solutions, we have a proven record of creating bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories. This allows us 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 also provide our clients and talents instant access to resources and 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 inspires our teams to celebrate differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us. It influences how we behave with each other and our clients, and it is embedded throughout our work to elevate and bring to life our differences across the platform world.

Overview of the role

We’re seeking 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 organization—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 Revenue Controllership and Client Accounting teams to analyze month-end actuals and explain variances.
• Act as a trusted business partner, providing insight and data to support performance tracking and decision-making.
• Analyze 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 within FP&A.
• Experience in large, complex organizations; 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 workweek.

We are supportive of all candidates and committed to a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments, or medical conditions) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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