Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Publicis Groupe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Analyst FP&A, where you will play a pivotal role in financial forecasting and analysis. This exciting position involves collaborating with agency leaders to enhance financial reporting and profitability insights. You will utilize your expertise in financial modeling and tools like Excel, Hyperion, and Power BI to drive strategic decisions. The company fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion, offering a robust benefits package that supports your growth and well-being. If you're passionate about finance and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Time Off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in financial analysis and reporting.
• Strong skills in Excel for financial modeling and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support financial forecasting and budgeting for agency finance leads.
• Conduct month-end close processes and variance analysis.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Client Profitability Reporting

Variance Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Hyperion

Anaplan

Power BI

Job description

Company description

Publicis Groupe, known for its award-winning creativity, the best technology, digital and consulting expertise, is the world's third largest communications group. With 80,000+ colleagues in over 100 countries, the Groupe has four Solution hubs: Creative with Publicis Communications, Media with Publicis Media, Digital business transformation with Publicis Sapient, and Health & Wellbeing with Publicis Health.

This model, with a country-led approach, is called the "Power of One" and gathers all the capabilities of the Groupe under one roof, putting clients at the core of the organization.

Overview

The Sr. Analyst FP&A will be part of the Business Intelligence (BI) team, which supports agencies under the PDX Pillar and report directly to the Director of FP&A.

Responsibilities

Forecasting and Budgeting

• You will support Agency finance leads in creating regular financial forecasts following Publicis Groupe schedule.
• Client Profitability Reporting for actuals and reforecasts, analyzing client margins, and providing agency finance leads insight on any client margin risks/opportunities.
• Partner with agency leadership and analyze the general ledger to understand revenue and cost drivers.
• You will assist with presentations (charts and graphs) of financial information to agency leadership.

Month End Close

• Partner with agency leadership to ensure smooth completion of month-end deliverables i.e. revenue flash, short term forecast, month-end deck.
• Complex variance analysis of actuals vs forecast/budget for all P&L line items and headcount.

Ad Hoc Analysis

• Extract and analyze data from Groupe financial software (HFM, Anaplan, Power BI) to assist leadership team, providing meaningful insight to drive decisions.
• Identify any opportunities to improve financial reporting requirements.
• Explain and translate financial reports to business finance leads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance. Master's degree preferred.
• NYC office 3x/wk hybrid schedule.
• Minimum 3+ years of work experience considered.
• Experience with how to analyze a financial P&L.
• Technical skills, especially the ability to create/read financial models and use Microsoft Excel (lookups, pivot tables, conditional logic, etc.).
• Experience with Hyperion, Anaplan, or PowerBI.
• Work with confidential information discreetly.
• Create relationships with senior leadership by communicating clearly.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

Compensation Range: $59,850-$90,620 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.