Finance Manager in Melbourne

• Company description
• Australian Business Awards
• HR Awards
• Excellence Awardee, Employer of Choice 2022
• AFR BOSS Best Places to Work
• 2022
• HRD Employer of Choice
• 2021

Welcome to Publicis Groupe ANZ.

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Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing communication and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of data, creativity, media, and technology.

Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework.

It’s a cultural model we've built to unite our people in a collaborative way of thinking and working.

Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 80,000 talents across 100 countries globally.

In Australia, our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis Worldwide, media agencies Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Razorfish, Digitas, Epsilon, Arc, Prodigious, PMX, PR Herd MSL.

We also have Publicis Sapient driving digital business transformation for our clients.

• Overview
• ROLE PURPOSE

The Finance Manager is responsible for various specific deliverables of day to day, month end, financial reporting and budget tasks that will need to be performed including: Accounting Compliance, Financial Reporting, Client Finance, and Business Optimisation.

This role is a parental cover for 12 months with a start date from mid-March 2025.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accounting Compliance
• Ensure compliance with Publicis Groupe operational and financial policies and processes.
• Execute strategies to enforce internal financial controls and manage implementation.
• Manage Internal, FMC and External Audits to ensure compliance and implementing feedback into Company's accounting practices.
• Financial Reporting
• Maintain Accountability for practices conducted by Re: Sources and Agency Finance Team.
• Manage Month End Review and submission to Groupe - Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) Review.
• Manage preparation of Annual Commit and Reforecast submissions, ensuring accurate financial forecasting and input into HFM.
• Ensure Re: Sources performs daily and month end report functions to the required standard.
• Client Finance
• Manage financial aspects of Client Accounts, including budgeting and contractual requirements.
• Manage the improvement of Client Account Profitability, proactively seeking ways to grow business or improve profitability in collaboration with Client Finance Team.
• Identify and communication any financial risk and scope issues associated with client accounts.
• Business Optimisation
• Provide advice on how to improve business financial situations, increasing revenue, reducing costs and accelerating cash collection from clients.
• Manage company risk to FX exposure, working with Treasury to execute hedging.
• Support all departments for all financial and operational issues.
• Identify opportunities to create efficiencies, streamline processes and leverage resources to reduce costs wherever possible.
• Translate cost reduction strategies into operation by managing communication and implementation.
• Oversee monthly cost reports to assess success of strategies and implementation.
• Build positive relationships with Publicis Team Leaders - regular and open communication.
• YOUR SKILLS & WORK EXPERIENCE
• Prior Finance Manager background with experience in BMD / SAP is essential
• Experience in a media agency working with financial reporting and monthly end P&L management
• Strong Excel and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• High resilience & perseverance to resolve ongoing issues
• WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
• A culture where you feel empowered to seek out challenges.
• A warm, inclusive and incredibly loyal environment learning from and working amongst some of the best in the industry.
• A range
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