Finance Business Partner

Publicis Groupe UK; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Résumé du poste

Publicis Groupe in London is seeking a Finance Business Partner to partner with senior agency stakeholders, drive profitability, forecast revenue, manage budgeting, and support business performance in a fast-paced creative environment. You will deliver insightful financial analysis, provide commercial guidance, review revenue recognition, and support month-end cycles.

The role requires a part qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and advanced Excel with agency, marketing or professional services

Qualifications

• Experience in a Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance or Finance Analyst role.
• Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent commercial finance experience.
• Strong forecasting, reporting and analytical skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel capability and confidence working with large datasets.
• Previous agency, marketing, advertising or professional services experience would be beneficial.

Responsabilités

• Business partnering with senior agency stakeholders
• Supporting revenue forecasting, budgeting and financial planning
• Delivering client profitability and utilisation reporting
• Providing commercial insight and analysis to support decision-making
• Reviewing revenue recognition and ensuring compliance with accounting principles
• Leading conversations around revenue, profitability and business performance
• Supporting month-end reporting and forecasting cycles
• Managing relationships with client-facing teams and providing financial guidance

Connaissances

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Agency/Marketing experience

Formation

Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication, operating in over 100 countries with 114,000 people globally. We help the world’s leading brands drive growth by combining creativity, media, data, technology and consulting.We are designed to help our clients thrive, with the capabilities, the experience and the understanding needed to help our clients unlock growth in a platform world. Through our Power of One approach, we bring together the right expertise from across our agencies to deliver joined up, end to end solutions.“Viva la Différence” sits at the heart of our culture. We value individuality, encourage different perspectives and believe our differences make us stronger. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can learn, grow and do the best work of their career.

Overview

Finance Business Partner

Location: London

Looking for your next step in commercial finance within a creative and fast-paced environment?

We're hiring a Finance Business Partner to join the finance team, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business to provide commercial, financial and operational support.

This is a highly visible role where you'll work alongside Managing Partners, Business Unit Directors and client teams, helping to drive profitability, forecasting, revenue management and business performance.

What you'll be doing

• Business partnering with senior agency stakeholders
• Supporting revenue forecasting, budgeting and financial planning
• Delivering client profitability and utilisation reporting
• Providing commercial insight and analysis to support decision-making
• Reviewing revenue recognition and ensuring compliance with accounting principles
• Leading conversations around revenue, profitability and business performance
• Supporting month-end reporting and forecasting cycles
• Managing relationships with client-facing teams and providing financial guidance

What we're looking for

• Experience in a Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance or Finance Analyst role
• Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent commercial finance experience
• Strong forecasting, reporting and analytical skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Advanced Excel capability and confidence working with large datasets
• Previous agency, marketing, advertising or professional services experience would be beneficial

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with the business, influencing decision-making and turning financial information into meaningful commercial insight.

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Additional Information

Publicis Groupe offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Please check out thePublicis Career Pagewhich showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Publicis Groupe, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.