Finance Process Improvement Lead — Global Remote (6 Weeks/Year)

Publicis Groupe NL; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tasty lunches and drinks

Work Your World Program

Dog-friendly office

Bar on the 6th floor

Company wellness programs

Job summary

Publicis Groupe NL in Amsterdam is seeking a Project and Process Improvement Lead to coordinate finance operations, support audit readiness, and drive cross‑functional process enhancements across billing, reporting, and systems. You will act as a central liaison between billing, finance, and operations, own process documentation, and push improvement initiatives with strong Excel and SAP experience.

This role offers a dynamic, collaborative environment with a friendly office culture and

Qualifications

• Finance operations, billing, reporting, accounting, or financial process coordination experience.
• Strong understanding of finance processes including billing flows, intercompany activities, reconciliations, reporting dependencies, and control requirements.
• Experience with SAP or comparable ERP systems, including finance transactions, master data, billing processes, and system integrations.
• Advanced Excel skills with large datasets, reconciliations, variances, and clear reporting; BI tools experience preferred.
• Ability to translate operational issues into clear actions, ownership, timelines, and follow-up routines.
• Strong written communication to create process documentation and stakeholder updates.

Responsibilities

• Audit coordination and tracking: manage requests, track open items, follow up with stakeholders, ensure evidence documentation.
• Starscape enhancement tracking: monitor requests, track progress, escalate delays, provide status updates.
• Client onboarding finance activities: coordinate onboarding requirements for billing, reporting, systems, and processes.
• Intercompany billing and query ownership: coordinate day-to-day and ensure issues are logged and resolved.
• Bridge between billing and finance/reporting: align data, timelines, and process dependencies.
• Process documentation: create and maintain controls, work instructions, and reference materials.
• Process improvement and project coordination: identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and strengthen controls.

Skills

Audit coordination

Stakeholder management

Process documentation

Excel

BI reporting tools

Finance systems SAP

Education

Finance qualification / equivalent

Tools

SAP ERP

Starscape

Job description

Publicis Groupe NL in Amsterdam is seeking a Project and Process Improvement Lead to coordinate finance operations, support audit readiness, and drive cross‑functional process enhancements across billing, reporting, and systems. You will act as a central liaison between billing, finance, and operations, own process documentation, and push improvement initiatives with strong Excel and SAP experience.

This role offers a dynamic, collaborative environment with a friendly office culture and