Finance Assistant

Publicis Groupe; Singapore; On-site; SGD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative communications agency in Singapore is seeking a finance assistant to support its expanding team. The role involves preparing invoices, managing vendor payments, and ensuring accurate financial reporting. Applicants should have a finance/accounting degree and strong attention to detail. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Meticulous approach to work with an eye for detail and accuracy.
• Previous experience in finance through internships or full-time roles.
• Basic understanding of finance and accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sales invoices.
• Generate PO numbers.
• Collate supporting documentation.
• Check submitted reports and upload information onto financial software.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Solutions-focused mindset

Education

Finance/accounting degree or equivalent

Tools

Financial software

Job description

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is not just a company you work for; it’s a platform for you to take your talent to the world.

If you want to help change the world, ideas alone are not enough. Real impact can only come from having meaningful access to a world of knowledge, people and resources. At Publicis Groupe, you are connected to our global network, intelligence, tools, clients, brands and 80,000 brilliant minds with expertise in data, technology, media, strategy, creativity and business transformation, all literally at your fingertips.

Go ahead, the world is waiting.

Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Founded in Paris in 1926, we are present in more than 100 countries as leaders in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation. Two of its biggest solution hubs in Singapore - Publicis Communications and Publicis Media & Digital.

Publicis Communications, the creative communications hub of the Publicis Groupe, is a collective of the most passionate, purposeful, and progressive creative agencies in Singapore. They are Publicis Worldwide, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Prodigious, and MSL.

Publicis Media & Digital, which is comprised of global media agency brands Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, and Performics, is powered by digital-first, data-driven global practices that together, help our clients navigate the modern media landscape.

Our two other solution hubs, Publicis Sapient and Publicis Commerce, empower businesses to embrace digital transformation and equip them with a total commerce experience.

Job Description

AKA, an award-winning creative communications agency with specialisms spanning PR, social media, design and film production, is looking to fill the role of finance assistant.

This role has been created to help support AKA’s continued growth, as the team has expanded its headcount in Singapore. Having recently joined the Publicis Groupe, we have also seen an uplift in financial reporting requirements, and the creation of this new role will help us fulfil these new requirements on time, and accurately.

You will work closely with a small finance team of three within AKA and will also build a positive working relationship with the wider comms team, to ensure vendors are paid on time and accurately, and all associated paperwork is in place. To succeed in this role you will need to have solid interpersonal skills and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sales invoices
• Generate PO numbers
• Collate supporting documentation
• Upload information onto our financial software
• Support with the development of reports & analysis of data
• Manage vendors
• Liaise with the comms team to ensure they are kept up to date with payments to vendors and suppliers
• Check submitted reports (such as expense claims) and upload relevant information onto financial software

Qualifications

• You will be meticulous in your approach to work, with an eye for detail and accuracy.
• You ideally have some relevant experience under your belt having completed an internship or in a previous full-time role.
• You will have completed a finance / accounting degree or equivalent and will have a basic understanding of finance and accounting principles.
• You will have the relevant permissions to work and live in Singapore.
• Possess a good understanding on the basics of financial processes and maintaining full confidentiality of the information you hold
• Be ready to live and breathe our values at AKA - these are the cornerstones of our business success and make our working environment a positive place to be, and a hotbed of learning, personal growth and support.
• Attributes we look for include a hunger to learn, a positive attitude to work, respect of those around you, and a solutions-focused mindset.