Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a finance professional to lead budgeting and forecasting processes. You will work closely with the client servicing team, ensuring accurate revenue budgets and managing AP and Billing. The ideal candidate will have 6-8 years of experience in a media agency, a degree in Account/Finance, and expertise in financial reporting tools like SAP and Power BI. This role offers generous benefits, including comprehensive medical coverage and hybrid work options.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlements, including birthday leave

Office closure for World Mental Health Day

Additional closure for major festive celebrations

Cashless comprehensive medical coverage

Life and personal accident insurance

Hybrid working schedule

Phone Allowance

Qualifications

• Around 6-8 years’ experience in a Media Agency.
• Extensive reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting.
• Work closely with the client servicing team, tracking accuracy of revenue budgets.
• Monthly closing and revenue recognition.
• Check revenue recognition compliance with Groupe policies.
• Submission of monthly revenue reports, variance analysis.
• Facilitate and report weekly WIP meetings with client leads.
• Manage AP and Billing Team.
• Resolve anomalies.

Skills

Client Focus

Meticulous

Business Mindedness

Soft Skills

Teamwork

Good planning & organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree qualification in Account/Finance

Tools

Media Agency Management system

SAP

Hyperion (HFM)

Spectra Accounting Software

MS Excel (SmartView)

Power BI

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting
• Work closely with the client servicing team, tracking the accuracy of revenue budgets, re-forecast and monthly revenue report
• Monthly closing and revenue recognition
• Check revenue recognition compliance with Groupe policies
• Submission of monthly revenue reports, variance analysis
• Facilitate and report weekly WIP meetings with all the client leads
• Work with GL and Reporting team for monthly closing, Reforecasts and budgets
• Manage AP and Billing Team
• Resolve anomalies
• Ensure billing and remuneration are in compliance with Client Contracts
• Assist with client, internal and external audits
• Analyze variances in Client Profitability and Billings reports

Qualifications

Personal Attributes

• Client Focus
• Meticulous
• Business Mindedness
• Soft Skills
• Teamwork
• Good planning & organizational skills
• Problem solving

Knowledge and Experience

• Around 6-8 years’ experience in a Media Agency
• Degree qualification in Account/Finance
• Extensive reporting experience
• Media Agency Management system
• SAP
• Hyperion (HFM)
• Spectra Accounting Software
• MS Excel (SmartView)
• Power BI

Additional information

Our employee benefits package comprises the following:

• 👉 Generous leave entitlements, including birthday leave, rest day and family care leave.
• 👉 Office closure for World Mental Health Day 10th October.
• 👉 Additional Company closure for all 4 major festive Celebrations
• 👉 Cashless comprehensive medical coverage, including access to a panel clinic, dental and optical care.
• 👉 Life and personal accident insurance and group hospitalization and surgery.
• 👉 A hybrid working schedule and with Friday disconnects.
• 👉 Rest Relax & Recharge - office closure last week of December every year.
• 👉 Phone Allowance