Senior Client Finance Manager

Within Publicis Groupe’s Intelligent Creativity business, we specialize in bringing creative ideas to life, and to consumers. By combining 100 years of craft excellence with 6,000 experts across 52 locations of the world’s biggest studio network, we leverage the industry’s richest data, through the power of agentic AI, to radically redefine content production with Intelligent Content.

The Senior Client Finance Manager serves as a strategic financial business partner to the production leadership team supporting operations reporting and implementation of best practices across the organization. This role involves leading key client finance initiatives for specific clients collaborating with cross-functional teams focusing on growth and profitability.

Main accountabilities include:

• Revenue forecasting
• Pricing
• Fee negotiations
• Client contracts
• New business partnership
• Revenue growth
• Client profitability improvement strategies

The Senior Client Finance Manager will partner with the Business Intelligence team on revenue recognition and client costs during month-end close as well as billing, WIP and accounts receivable.

Key responsibilities:

• Revenue Oversight: Supports VP, Finance Director in revenue growth discussions with client leaders and collaborates on development of long-term growth plans supported by pricing and negotiation strategies. Coordinates and presents revenue reporting to client leaders closely tracking actual performance versus forecast and aligning on future projections.
• Pricing and Fee Negotiations: Supports fee pricing and negotiations in partnership with VP, Finance Director and production leadership team. Develops and implements efficient pricing processes to meet fast-paced project needs.
• Forecast/Planning: Develops annual revenue and client cost plan in partnership with production leadership and in alignment with organizational strategy and targets. Leads monthly revenue and client cost forecasting to ensure it reflects the most accurate projection of full-year performance in partnership with Business Intelligence.
• Client Profitability: Leads monthly CPR review meetings with production and client leads focusing on profitability improvement strategies. Ensures full analysis of CPR issues, key drivers, and proposed solutions to drive profitable growth.
• Close Process: Partners closely with Business Intelligence team on revenue recognition during month-end close. Reviews potential revenue and client cost variances and drives resolution of open items to minimize the impact.
• Transaction/Process Oversight: Partners with Business Intelligence to ensure efficient transaction processing including billing, reduction of WIP and timely collections.

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the team.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, Master’s degree preferred.
• Progressive experience in finance.
• Production experience strongly preferred.
• Management experience required.
• Strong strategic leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills.

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