Assistant Finance Manager

Publicis Groupe Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe Singapore is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to oversee day-to-day financial operations and ensure compliance across business units. This role includes managing job structures and processes collaboratively with various teams and conducting financial analyses to support revenue targets.

The ideal candidate will possess at least 5 years of experience in the Advertising industry, along with a relevant degree or professional certification. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Advertising Industry.
• Ability to communicate and present to non-Finance stakeholders.
• Possess a can-do spirit and work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Co-work with Financial Controller on job management workflow.
• Onboard new joiners and provide training on Altair.
• Manage end-to-end process from job management to GL flow.
• Conduct monthly job review and ensure compliance.
• Ensure financial health of jobs per control and audit requirements.
• Approve supplier purchase orders and manage costs.

Skills

Ability to work under strict timeline

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Presentation skills

Ability to multi-task

Education

Degree in Business / Accounting / CPA or ACCA or CA

Tools

SAP system

Job description

Overview

The Assistant Finance Manager supports in overseeing day‑to‑day financial operations, reporting, and controls across assigned agencies or business units. This role partners closely with client services and operations teams to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and commercial effectiveness in a fast‑paced agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Co‑work with Financial Controller to implement and execute end‑to‑end process of a job management workflow and design job structure involving IT tech support team, non‑Finance team.
• Onboard new joiners to the new process and workflow. This includes maintaining ppt and conducting training of non‑Finance team on use of Altair, integrating job workflow following client requirements.
• Manage this end‑to‑end process from job management to GL flow and advise work‑arounds to job closures from Finance standpoint.
• Continuous upkeep of job structure, E‑T‑E process as and when there are new changes or updates.
• Participate in UAT as and when needed.
• Conduct monthly job review full job reconciliation with non‑Finance audience. This includes review of aged jobs and aged POs in compliance. Ensure job closures in a timely manner.
• Ensure “financial health” of jobs is compliant with Groupe FMC control and audit requirements.
• Attend weekly Revenue meeting sessions with stakeholders.
• Follow up on documentation for revenue take‑up.
• Address issues to meet revenue landing at month‑end.
• Perform Revenue Analysis and Closing via SAP system at ME‑1 to meet monthly revenue landing at month‑end.
• Plays a critical role in approving job opening in Altair. This forms the basis for setting up the correct job structure and revenue take‑up in the system.
• Plays an active role to any questions pertaining to job opening, to ensure that the correct job is set up in the system in line with client contract and how the job is going to be executed.
• Approving supplier purchase orders in the system, ensure correct job no. / workcode / costs etc are taken into consideration in overall job recon. No costs overruns.
• Plays an active role to any questions pertaining to supplier or inter‑company Pos.
• Other adhoc month‑end schedule and audit documentation compilation where necessary.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under strict timeline.
• Ability to problem solve independently, think systematically.
• Ability to multi‑task.
• Organised and systematic.
• Posses a can‑do spirit, work in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to communicate and do presentations to non‑Finance stakeholders.
• At least 5 years of experience working in Advertising Industry.
• Posses a Degree in Business / Accounting / a CPA or ACCA or CA.