Finance Director
4 weeks ago
Job Description
The Finance Director - FP&A PG ME&T is responsible for:
1. Reporting the performance of Publicis Group Middle East & Turkey to the group’s headquarters, providing insights and commentaries in line with the requirements of a publicly listed company.
2. Acting as a thought-partner to the group CFO and CEO, monitoring the Agencies performance against targets, identifying, and proposing opportunities to improve performance, and preparing all management review meetings.
3. Driving the transformation agenda of the FP&A function with the objective to:
Automate forecasting processes; design and implement strategies to improve forecasting accuracy. Develop dashboards to create transparency on financial performance and operational KPIs. Drive best practices in terms of capacity planning, designing and rolling-out processes and systems to optimize the allocation of resources while maximizing client utilization.4. Coordinate the commercial response to large scale, cross-agency RfPs and global pitches.
To deliver on these responsibilities, the Finance Director - FP&A and transformation is responsible for:
1. Build relationships with multiple stakeholders including:
PG ME&T CFO and CEO Rest of the Finance team leadership Agencies CEOs (PG ME&T is the parent company for 9 agencies across Media and Communications) Internal transformation team leading the automation agenda from a technical point of view Chief Talent Officer and rest of the Talent team leadership2. Lead a team of 2 highly effective team members focused on delivering accurate, timely and insightful reporting and controls.
Financial Planning and Analysis and business steering
• Prepare periodic Rolling Forecasts in coordination with the rest of the Finance team leadership: consolidate inputs from Agencies for Country CEO and CFO’s review, analyze and identify actions needed in order to drive objectives.
• Prepare monthly Short-Term Forecasts in coordination with the rest of the Finance team leadership: consolidate inputs for CFO’s review, track forecasting accuracy and identify areas of improvement.
• Prepare monthly Actuals reporting in coordination with other Finance team leaders; analyze variances and provide commentary.
• Prepare monthly Management Dashboard to Agency CEOs to provide visibility on performance vs objectives.
• Support the group CFO and CEO in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual business review meetings to the headquarters.
FP&A transformation
• Drive the Rolling Forecast automation process in coordination with Internal transformation team: define the business requirements for Business and Finance stakeholders involved, re-design and streamline forecasting process before automation.
• Design and implement automated Management Dashboards for ME&T CEO, Agency CEOs and Finance verticals.
• Design strategies to track and improve forecasting accuracy.
• Drive implementation of capacity planning model across agencies.
Commercial
• Coordinate the commercial response to large scale, cross-agency RfPs and global pitches.
• Rate card management: maintain pricing rate cards across agencies and solutions and conduct periodical review in line with inflation requirements.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Required
• At least 15 years of experience in leading finance functions including meaningful experience in FP&A, within a MNC
•Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
•Professional certifications such as CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) or CPA (Certified Public Accountant) are highly desirable.
•Extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, with a substantial portion in a leadership or managerial role.
•Proven track record of successful strategic financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting.
•Experience in a leadership role overseeing a team of FP&A professionals.
•Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, analysis, and forecasting.
•Deep understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
•Expert-level Excel skills; proficiency in financial software and ERP systems.
•Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex financial information to diverse stakeholders.
•Strong strategic thinking abilities, with a focus on long-term financial planning and alignment with organizational goals.
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