Director – Finance Controller

Job Description

You will report to Senior Vice President, Finance.

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Your Impact:

• Responsible for all accounting functions across multiple business units, including
  • Monthly close management under tight deadlines, include journal entry and reporting package review
  • Recurring and ad hoc financial reporting needs for management and Groupe
  • Documenting pivotal controls of each agency for audit purposes
  • Collaborate with Client Finance teams to review AR/AP and other client-related matters
• Review monthly analytics prepared by team on key processes including receivables, revenue/media accruals and payables focusing on aged balances and share insights with Global CFO and Finance Directors
• Act as central point of contact for external and internal audits relating to financial reporting and controls
• Manage relationships with both internal and shared service teams (AP, Treasury, ERP, Tax, etc.) to facilitate efficient day-to-day operations
• Oversee implementation of ERP enhancements to ensure team is properly trained on those impacts to processes or month end close tasks
• Partner with many sister agency teams regarding intercompany reporting to ensure proper elimination of intercompany transactions
• Mentor direct team and peripheral FP&A teams on accounting best practices and continued process improvements to scale operations with growing businesses

Qualifications

Required           

•  CPA/MBA
• 3-5 years’ experience

• Good candidate attributes:
  • Strong competency with complex ERP (SAP preferred) and other financial systems (HFM, Blackline, etc.)
  • Strong accounting standards background
  • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities
  • Experience managing audits
  • Initiative to automate processes
  • Sales and Use Tax/Income Tax computational awareness