Finance Operations (Junior) - Publicis

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is one of the largest advertising agency holding companies in the world as well as a global leader in the fields of marketing, communications, and digital transformation. Driven by data, cutting-edge technology, and creativity, our solutions enable brands to provide customers with tailored experiences on a large scale. We utilise the Power of One operating model to integrate and develop competencies that will create increasing business value for existing and future clients. We are present in more than 100 countries and employ in excess of 90,000 professionals.  Publicis Groupe includes  world-renowned agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis Sapient, Zenith, Starcom, Publicis Health, and Epsilon amongst others.

Publicis Re:Sources is part of the Global organization Publicis Groupe providing support to our agencies in over 100 countries. Although we are spread around the world we are one Re:Sources team, excited by challenges and relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Re:Sources is a high energy environment fuelled by collaboration, imaginative thinking and initiative. At Re:Sources, we’re the backbone of Publicis Groupe, we provide our peers technology, finance, operations, and legal solutions that enable them to excel with their clients

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to perform T&E and G&A activities (including double entries in the local ERP), collaborating closely with AP, AR and GL teams and with all agencies under scope.

• Registration of financial-accounting operations: invoices internal/external suppliers
• Verifying the primary accounting documents and supporting documentation for T&E and G&A process.
• Making and checking monthly statements for T&E and G&A
• Completing the accounting records for T&E and G&A
• Compliance with group reporting and statutory reporting deadlines
• Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
• Preparing the reports / situations required by the management
• Participation in statutory/internal or external audit providing all the information required for T&E and G&A
• Process improvement

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• 2-4 years of relevant work experience,
• B.Com degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of the methods, principles, and practices of marketing, advertising, publishing and/or IT industry (preferably but not mandatory)
• Adherence to laws and best practices in regards to dealing with partners and data
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (particularly Excel)
• Proficiency in English
• Comfortable dealing with numbers and the processing of financial information
• Good knowledge of local GAAP and local fiscality 
• High attention to detail

Additional Information

As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. 

As a Publicis Re:Sources employee, an array of benefits are offered. The learning opportunities are endless and you will be a part of a game-changing and world-class organisation that encourages outside-the-box thinking and empowerment to know that the world is your oyster when it comes to your career.