Senior Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Publicis Groupe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 61,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is seeking a Sr. Analyst FP&A in Chicago to support the BI team and CFO through consolidation, variance analysis, and client profitability reporting.

You will gather data from Salesforce, prepare budgets, and develop HFM templates for agencies, while driving process automation and insights. The role requires 3+ years of analytical experience, a degree in Accounting/Finance, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance; Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to adapt to changes in scope of position.
• Team player, self-starter, adheres to deadlines with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Excellent verbal & written communication; detail-oriented and organized.
• Able to work independently under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; Salesforce & SmartView experience.
• Media experience or Horizon/Pigment a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collect agency projections and ensure accuracy before consolidation.
• Consolidate financials and analyze variances.
• Gather business development data in Salesforce including pitches and trend analysis.
• Perform complex variance analysis of actuals vs forecast/budget for all P&L items.
• Provide client profitability reporting and insights on margins.
• Create HFM templates for agencies to use in presentations.
• Produce budget/forecast presentations.
• Prepare monthly reports and KPI analyses for close cycles.
• Identify automation opportunities and support ad-hoc projects.
• Explain financial reports to business leads and maintain HFM structure.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team player

Detail oriented

Self-starter

Ability to work under pressure

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance

Master's degree (plus)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Salesforce

SmartView

Job description

Company description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.

Overview

The Sr. Analyst FP&A will be part of the Business Intelligence (BI) team, which support agencies and CFO under the Creative Pillar and report directly to the Manager of FP&A.

Responsibilities

Budget/Forecast

• Collect agency's projections and ensure accuracy before consolidating
• Consolidate financials and analyze
• Gather business development data though Salesforce including pitches and prospecting trend analysis
• Complex variance analysis of actuals vs forecast/budget for all P&L line items and headcount.
• Client Profitability Reporting for actuals and reforecasts, analyzing client margins, and providing agency finance leads insight on any client margin risks/opportunities
• Create HFM templates to provide to agencies to use for presentation
• Produce budget/forecast presentation

Month End Close

• Prepare monthly reports, presentations, and other financial schedules
• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly KPI reports to support analysis on actuals vs forecast/budget
• Analyze and research variances between actuals vs forecasted/budget

Other

• Help identify any opportunities to automate, streamline, and harmonize financial reporting requirements
• Assist with ad-hoc projects
• Ability to explain and translate financial reports to business finance leads
• Maintain HFM organizational structure
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with agency finance leads

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance. Master's degree is a plus
• Minimum 3+ years of experience with strong analytical skills and can take accountability/ownership to drive results
• Ability to adapt to changes in scope of position
• Cultivate cooperative working relationship, a team player, self-starter, adhere to deadlines while ensuring a high level of accuracy, professionalism, confidentiality, and quality
• Great interpersonal skills, excellent verbal & written communication, organize, attention to details, and can multitask
• Able to work independently and under pressure in a fast pace environment
• Fast learner with the ability to identify problems and seek solutions
• Willing to be flexible and work hard to support business needs
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and proficient in Salesforce and Smartview
• Media experience is a plus
• Experience with Horizon/Pigment is a plus

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].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Compensation Range: USD $60,800.00 - USD $84,000.00/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. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 10/31/2026.