Associate Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Description
Publicis Digitas Experience (PDX).
In this role, the Associate Director will be in constant contact with the PDX CFO, the Publicis US FP&A team and Finance Directors within the agencies of the PDX.
 
The Associate Director will report to the Regional Director of FP&A.
Main responsibilities
Support on the day-to-day tasks of the PDX CFO and FP&A Director
Manage a team of 2 (Snr. Analyst and Analyst)
Autonomously manage monthly and recurrent FP&A deliverables and oversees tasks workload in coordination with the FP&A Director.
Provide weekly, monthly, quarterly, and FY financial reports, highlighting risks and opportunities, with precise analysis.
Lead recurrent reporting tasks, making sure processes are lean and ensure proactive actions for adjustments in coordination with the FP&A Director.
Support on the monthly financial reporting including P&L, TWC (overdue, receivables, WIP) for actuals, forecasts, budgets, including revenue reporting and agencies profitability.
Working in coordination with the FP&A Director on costs analysis, HFM organizational structure, developing, and maintaining positive relationships with agency finance leads.
Analyzing budget vs. actual costs to ensure PDX profitability is at target level.
Analyze Business Development data though Salesforce including pitches and prospecting financial information, to ensure consistency in forecasting and budgeting.
Collect, consolidate, and communicate recurrent requests on the PDX Perimeter.
Collaborate with Group Corporate Finance team and support the VP FP&A Director USMS on any other special and transversal project as needed.
Drive reporting accuracy and interact with other FP&A Teams to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
Variance analysis of Actuals vs budgeting, forecasting for all P&L line items, and Headcount.
 
List of indicative tasks and processes the FP&A Associate Director will be involved in:
Actuals / Rolling Forecasts / Commitment
Top Clients analysis and reporting
Organic growth calculations
Regional Bonus pool tracking
Trade Working Capital
Capex Forms / Lease Forms
Salesforce data reporting and analysis
Tracking of New Business Pitch costs by month
Business Review Presentation (PPT, Consolidation, and Analysis)
Forecast Presentation (PPT, Consolidation, and Analysis)
Support and coordination of Business Transfers and comparable Restatements