Financial Planning and Analysis

You will be a part of Resources, the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world's third-largest communications group. Originally established in 1998 to cater to a few Publicis Groupe firms, Re:Sources has expanded to over 5,000 professionals who cater to a global network of renowned advertising, public relations, media, healthcare, and digital marketing agencies. Your role will involve providing technology solutions and business services such as finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury, and risk management to assist Publicis Groupe agencies in excelling at their core functions of creating and innovating for their clients. Your responsibilities will include collating and analyzing operational data and related financial information. You will prepare monthly/quarterly financial analysis, variance analysis, and management reports. Additionally, you will be involved in the monthly/quarterly closing of books of accounts, as well as preparing Annual Statutory Financial Statements for audit purposes. You will drive the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts, and prepare various financial reports, trackers, and monitoring reports both on a regular and ad-hoc basis for regional and global analytical purposes. Furthermore, you will be responsible for billing for services provided globally, ensuring no revenue leakages in the system. Managing intercompany transactions and resolving intercompany differences in a timely manner will also be part of your duties. You will reconcile and monitor major project streams regarding revenue and cost take-ups against project plans. Monitoring capital expenditure and major operating spends against budgets and forecasts will be crucial. You will provide support for financial and improvement projects and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by Management. Your role will involve managing the provision of accurate, timely, and relevant information on all aspects of business unit financial performance by generating regular monthly customer-specific reports. Your contribution will play a significant role in supporting Publicis Groupe agencies to continue creating and delivering award-winning campaigns for their clients.,