Finance Business Partner: Commercial Insight & Growth (London)

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in London is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst to join the finance team and act as a Finance Business Partner supporting senior stakeholders. You will help drive profitability, forecasting, revenue management and performance across client engagements in a fast-paced, creative environment.

This role involves partnering with Managing Partners and Business Unit Directors, delivering insightful financial analysis, and leading revenue recognition reviews.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Forecasting

Reporting

Analytics

Stakeholder mgmt

Advanced Excel

Large datasets

Communication

Education

Part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Publicis Groupe in London is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst to join the finance team and act as a Finance Business Partner supporting senior stakeholders. You will help drive profitability, forecasting, revenue management and performance across client engagements in a fast-paced, creative environment.

This role involves partnering with Managing Partners and Business Unit Directors, delivering insightful financial analysis, and leading revenue recognition reviews.