Title: Finance Director

Location: Los Angeles United States

Job Description:

Company description

About Team One:

Team One is Publicis Groupe's fully integrated media, digital, and communications agency built to help premium brands thrive in a rapidly evolving world. We're known as the 'architects of aspiration' helping luxury brands reach modern affluents and next-gen consumers through culturally fluent strategies and experiences, unmatched access, and the agility to move at the speed of culture.

We're a team of 400+ creators, doers, and difference-makers across six North American offices-Los Angeles (our HQ), Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Boise. Together, we're proud partners to iconic brands, including Lexus and the Lexus Dealer Association, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton, Barclays, The RealReal, HKS Architects, Metabo HPT, KB Home, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Moėt Hennessy, Citi., and Cathay Pacific Airlines.

We take pride in our industry-shaping creativity, connection, and exceptional culture that have been recognized with honors like Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators and Ad Age's Best Places to Work.

Overview

About this Position:

We are looking for a Finance Director that is a strong financial leader with experience working in a fast-paced environment. The primary focus of this position is to provide financial and operational support to the CEO, CFO and Business Leads, while maintaining a strong internal control environment, overseeing the general accounting function and operations, and building and maintaining financial forecasting models.

The candidate should have advertising industry experience including extensive knowledge of client operations and compensation models, especially project based, retainer, and time and material fee engagements. Additionally, the candidate must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills as they will frequently interface with Agency Leadership and Client contacts at senior levels.

What You'll Do:

• Financial and operational partner for the CEO, CFO and Business Leads.
• Oversee month end closing, forecasts and annual budget process.
• Responsible for the day-to-day financial operations and analysis
• Perform new client and vendor contract review
• Closely monitor compliance with client contracts, while driving profitability
• Prepare pro-forma P&Ls for client profitability review by the management team
• Prepares ad-hoc financial analysis for the CFO; improves reporting and forecasting visibility by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management
• Develops financial models, conducts benchmarking and processes analysis
• Manage external, internal and client audits
• P&L analysis, risk identification and proactive solutions for achieving agency financial goals.
• Lead Team in accurate revenue forecasting, phasing, risk identification and variance analyses
• Ensure accuracy and appropriate supporting documentation for revenue recognition
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and disseminate policy information to the agency

What You'll Bring:

• 7-10 years experience in the field of financial and accounting management
• Prior experience with a creative or media agency is required
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Thorough understanding and in-depth knowledge of the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Experience with financial analysis and financial modeling
• Strong analytical skills to create and innovate analysis model and forecasting model
• Experience with Hyperion and SAP is preferred
• Highly proficient in Excel spreadsheets
• Proven leadership and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of personnel.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Experience interacting regularly with executives and senior managers involving complex situations, difficult decisions, or influencing and persuading other managers and peers
• Strong financial systems and process skills
• Able to create useful analysis from scratch
• Ability to work well under pressure and in an environment of change
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Employee must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. We do a high volume of work, often on tight timelines and our dedication to client satisfaction is uncompromising. Some travel should be expected.

Why It's Great to Work Here:

• We live by our C.O.R.E. values:

• Collaborative - We work together to get better stuff done than we could alone.

• Optimistic - Honest and confident in our quest forward; believing the impossible is possible.

• Results-driven - Creativity is always in service of results and never for its own sake.

• Entrepreneurial - Build something new. Shoot for the moon.

• We have a hybrid work schedule (3 days a week in office / 2 days from wherever your heart desires).

• We're part of Publicis Groupe which is a huge global network, so there are many resources that come with that like Business Resource Groups for a variety of communities like Publicis Parents, VivaWomen, Egalité, etc.

• We give back to our communities with our annual Day of Good and volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

• We love to grow our talent and promote from within whenever possible, and we offer professional development trainings and regular structured performance reviews.

• We have a lot fun! We have a whole committee called "Team Fun" that plans parties and events for us to celebrate birthdays, holidays, cultural moments, etc. Some recent fun events include a flower bouquet bar, origami lessons, and hearing from creative entrepreneurs at our Moonshot speaker series.

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.

Compensation Range: $146,490.00 - $220,440.00 anual. 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. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.