Senior Finance Executive

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

Job summary

A leading global communications company is seeking a Senior Finance Executive in Singapore. In this role, you will provide crucial operational support across business units, managing billing processes and system revenue analysis. Ideal candidates possess a Diploma in Finance and have at least 3 years of experience in a Creative Agency. Strong SAP skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a Creative Agency environment.
• Ability to communicate technical requirements to non-Finance personnel.
• Mature and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist Business team with job opening approvals and billing drafts.
• Ensure timely processing of client billings, verifying accuracy.
• Conduct monthly Work In Progress sessions with stakeholders.

Skills

SAP experience

Proficient in double entries and GL entries

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Creative thinking

Meticulousness

Education

Diploma in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent

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

As a Senior Finance Executive at Publicis Groupe, you will play a key role in providing operational support across the business units

Responsibilities

• Review and assist Business team to review Job opening / PO approvals / Billing drafts approval
• Be prompt and timely to processing Billings to Clients, ensuring accuracy and accountability job by job
• Prepare and conduct Work In Progress (WIP) with Supervisor, accrued revenue monthly with various stakeholders – Account Servicing and Project Leads. This includes review of unbilled CEs, aged jobs and aged POs in compliance to FMC audit controls.
• Diligently monitoring actuals revenue vs revenue forecast, commit and actuals reporting on an on-going basis, and flag any discrepancies before month end closing. This include addressing osm matters blocking the WF to enable system to take up revenue.
• Assist in system revenue analysis to meet monthly landing, troubleshoot system or job creation errors to resolve reconciliation.
• Work with Singapore and India payment team to support/justify urgent payment requests

Qualifications

• SAP experience preferred
• Candidate must possess at least Diploma in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent
• Preferably with at least 3 years of relevant working experience in Creative Agency environment
• Proficient in double entries and GL entries
• Candidate must have an open mind to troubleshooting systems, onboard Team outside Finance, not speaking Finance lingo. Ability to communicate any system requirements to operations execution as audience are non-Finance people is key.
• Ability to think creatively, innovate within the job structure design to ensure system and revenue flow to GL
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Mature, able to multi-task, work independently and as a team with minimal supervision
• Meticulous, good interpersonal skills and able to work with internal and external stakeholders
• Able to work under tight deadlines ie. Our month end closing is on ME, last day of the working month

Additional Information

Requires a high level of grit and resilience during the first six months as you adapt and familiarise yourself with processes, systems, and expectations.