Senior Associate, Accounting

Publicis Groupe; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation policy

16 paid holidays

Parental leave and transition program

Tuition reimbursement

Corporate gift matching

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Senior Associate, Accounting to support the Americas Controllership team with end-to-end intercompany lifecycle management. You will handle intercompany agreements, billing, month-end close, and reconciliations while ensuring policy compliance and thorough documentation.

You will work across Finance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and shared services to investigate discrepancies, drive resolutions, and strengthen controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum three years of accounting or finance experience.
• Proficient Excel skills and experience with large multinational organizations.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation abilities, detail-oriented.
• Ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Manage intercompany agreements, drafting, reviewing, routing, tracking, and documentation per internal controls.
• Support intercompany billing cycle from contract terms to invoice processing and follow-up.
• Perform monthly intercompany reporting, account reconciliation, balance confirmation, and adjustments.
• Investigate root causes of intercompany discrepancies and drive items to resolution.
• Collaborate with intercompany contacts and finance teams to confirm balances and resolve differences.
• Coordinate with A/P, A/R, shared services to resolve billing and aging issues.
• Prepare journal entries and contribute to timely month-end close.
• Support audit requests and provide analytical support for reporting and trends.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and strengthen controls.
• Assist with implementing new procedures and adapting to organizational changes.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Reconciliation skills

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Excel

SAP

Hyperion Financial Management

Job description

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

The Senior Associate, Accounting supports the overall Americas Controllership team, focusing on the end-to-end intercompany lifecycle, including internal agreement administration, billing, month-end close, partner balance reconciliation, and issue resolution. This role primarily helps ensure intercompany transactions are accurate, timely, compliant with company policies, and supported by complete documentation. In addition, this role would assist the overall Controllership team with general accounting, audit support, and other activities as needed.

Working across Finance, operational teams, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, shared services,, the Senior Associate investigates discrepancies, resolves outstanding items, strengthens financial controls, and identifies opportunities to improve intercompany processes.

Your Impact

• Manage intercompany agreements, including drafting, reviewing, routing, tracking, and maintaining documentation in accordance with internal controls and company policies.
• Support the intercompany billing cycle, from reviewing contract terms and supporting data through invoice preparation, approval, recording, and follow-up.
• Perform monthly intercompany reporting, account reconciliation, balance confirmation, and adjustment activities.
• Investigate the root causes of intercompany discrepancies, communicate findings clearly, and drive outstanding items to timely resolution.
• Partner with intercompany contacts and operational Finance teams to confirm balances, resolve differences, and maintain effective working relationships.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, shared services, and other Finance teams to resolve billing, settlement, and aging issues.
• Prepare journal entries and contribute to an accurate and timely month-end close.
• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Provide financial analysis to support reporting, decision-making, and the identification of trends, risks, and recurring issues.
• Identify opportunities to streamline operations, strengthen controls, and improve the accuracy and efficiency of accounting processes.
• Assist with implementing and documenting new or revised procedures.
• Support acquisitions, integrations, and other organizational changes by helping align intercompany billing, reporting, and accounting processes.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects and cross-functional initiatives as business needs evolve.

Qualifications

Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least three years of relevant accounting or finance experience.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working within a large, complex, international organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation skills.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to manage deadline-driven responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and adapt to changing priorities.

Set Yourself Apart With

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and an understanding of IFRS accounting principles.
• Experience with intercompany accounting, billing, reconciliations, or financial close activities.
• Experience using SAP.
• Experience using Hyperion Financial Management or comparable financial reporting systems.
• Experience supporting process improvements, integrations, or finance transformation initiatives.

Additional information

Pay Range: $70,000 - $85,000

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.

Benefits of Working Here:

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 16 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Corporate gift matching program