Senior Associate, Client Finance

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity.

United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Job Description

You will be responsible to build exceptional relationships and for providing the highest level of operational support to Publicis Sapient’s client facing and internal teams. You must demonstrate willingness to go the extra mile for the team’s success. You will be a problem solver, creative thinker, fast learner, be detail oriented and interested in learning PS’s business. 

You will help manage client teams through various Publicis Sapient operational processes while at the same time advocate to internal teams their business drivers. On some accounts you could interact with the Clients’ internal operations teams, where you will view yourself as an extension of the account leadership – doing whatever it takes to help the client facing team ensure flawless client relationships.

Your Impact: 

• Revenue Pipeline/Margin joint ownership with Client Account Teams 
• Coordination of weekly/monthly business processes and provide support for key account team(s) 
• Partner with team/leadership to plan the right level of operational support to make the account successful 
• Prepare financial / project health data and/or presentations for Client relationship leaders 
• Finance administrative support: project budget reporting, project health reporting, data analysis – proactively reporting issues and concerns, quarter and year end closing support activities 
• Miscellaneous support: knowledge management, organize and promote activities/communications to build community within client facing teams, assist with various trackers and ad hoc reports 
• Daily maintenance of status of invoice approval, generation, and collections efforts. In conjunction with this, troubleshooting any ad hoc issues.

Qualifications

Your Skills & Experience: 

• Experience in a Digital Agency, consulting or professional services organization and willingness to work in Globally Distributed Model
• Previous experience with data validation and reconciliation or accounts receivable/accounts payable preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication, problem solving and analytical skills and able to interact with individuals at all internal Client organizational levels
• Strong judgment, issues management, and problem analysis techniques 
• Strong presentation, facilitation, time management, and prioritization skills 
• Proven ability to work both independently and as a part of a team w/ demonstrated ability to balance priorities on simultaneous projects 
• Strong skills including Microsoft Office tools w/ expertise in excel 

Additional Information

Benefits of Working Here:

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 16 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Corporate gift matching program 

Pay Range: $58,000 - $112,000

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicissapient.com or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.

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