Supervisor, Financial Reporting & Accounting (Hybrid)

Company Description

Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest communications group. Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Publicis Re:Sources has grown to 4,000+ people servicing a global network of prestigious advertising, public relations, media, healthcare and digital marketing agencies. We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury and risk management to help Publicis Groupe agencies do what they do best: create and innovate for their clients.  In addition to providing essential, everyday services to the 86,000+ global Publicis Groupe employees, we build products and support capabilities that advances Publicis Groupe’s long-term growth strategy — taking even the smallest ideas into big concepts and beyond.

In addition to providing essential, everyday services to our agencies, Publicis Re:Sources develops and implements platforms, applications and tools to enhance productivity, encourage collaboration and enable professional and personal development. We continually transform to keep pace with our ever-changing communications industry and thrive on a spirit of innovation felt around the globe. With our support, Publicis Groupe agencies continue to create and deliver award-winning campaigns for their clients.

The company is a premier shared services company serving the financial, technological and administrative needs of U.S.-based business units of the world’s third largest Communications company.  With 2021 net revenues of over 10 billion Euros, the parent company specializes in Advertising, Digital, Media buying and consultancy.  The parent company is present in over 100+ countries on 5 continents, with 80,000 employees.

Job Description

The Supervisor will help ensure that the technical accounting and financial international reporting aspects of transactions and strategic decisions have been properly addressed and considered in the internal control environment.

This position requires unwavering ethics and integrity as it relates to the accounting and reporting requirements of the Company.

This role is based in the Shared Services Center and reports indirectly to the Chief Accounting Officer for US and Canada.

The key major objectives are as follows:

• Ensure the technical accounting and financial reporting aspects of transactions and strategic decisions have been properly addressed and considered in the internal control environment for US entities.
• Ensure that reporting and accounting processes are aligned with Group instructions.
• Ensure compliance with Financial Monitoring Controls (Similar to Sox) standards and audit coordination, all in accordance with the company’s Corporate Policies and national accounting standards.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Daily

• Book all relevant entries on a timely basis according to Corporate/IFRS rules on Oracle with alignment to company internal rules
• Oversee account reconciliations and investigate/resolve variances with the Team.
• Coordinate/respond to Agency Finance leadership on Accounting & Reporting matters.
• Provide management and operational reports to Agency Leadership.
• Lead project initiatives to ensure forward progress of group(s).
• Research and investigate data discrepancies and provide data validation reports.
• Create and maintain Hyperion reports as needed to ensure reports are standardized and developed for optimum performance and data integrity that supports audits and other data needs.
• Identifies and recommends updates to accounting processes and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Monthly

• Monthly intercompany reconciliation – including downloading the General Ledger from Oracle, preparing proper reconciliation, confirming balances with partners.
• Ensure monthly reporting of actual data in HFM, follow-up on questions and modifications requested by stakeholders (Group, Agencies)

Periodic

• Ensure and other periodic reports (Tax Proof, Country By Country Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility,...) for entities in scope
• Respond to external/ Finance Monitoring Control and Internal audit

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• About 10 years of related technical accounting experience with at least 5 years in a senior management role.
• A BA degree in Accounting, Finance or related major.
• Public Accounting experience
• Thorough knowledge of financial reporting (balance sheet, profit and loss and off-balance sheet commitments).
• Leadership skills and experience managin