Financial Coordinator

Job Description

Publicis Media is currently looking to add to their Finance team.  As a Financial Coordinator, you should be excellent at executing the administrative and clerical functions independently and efficiently.  You must demonstrate strong initiative, should be self-confident, and motivate others. Possess excellent planning, time management, and organization skills. 

Have an eye for details, the ability to identify discrepancies and should be able to provide appropriate solutions. As the Financial Coordinator you should be an excellent team player with multi-tasking ability and good computer skills.  If this sounds like you we invite you to read the details below and apply to this opportunity.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Uncompromising integrity and ethical standards

• Embrace the Groupe’s Code of Conduct in terms of standards of conduct and behavior, and commitments and responsibilities to the agency’s stakeholders
• Demonstrate honesty and integrity through the timely communication of issues impacting the business to local management, whether positive or negative, in an objective and transparent way

Financial accounting expertise

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial information
• Manage vendors/clients by ensuring that prompt and accurate action is taken to maintain master vendor data, including liaising with vendors directly (creation, update, maintenance)
• Liaise with Shared Service Center on Accounts payable matters
• Assist with month end close process including expense and time analysis
• Expense report review to ensure completeness and accuracy prior to reimbursement approval
• PO issuance of non-billable expenses (vendors, freelancers)
• Provide day-to-day finance support to the business in its operations
• Work closely with Client Service team and Finance to ensure financial needs of both agency and client are met
• Assigning and setting up jobs in financial system (SAP)
• Working with internal finance team on Intercompany payables and billing
• Assist in the process of client related supplier invoices
• Ensure costs and billing on jobs are current and accurate
• Client- and Vendor set up
• Various tasks, analysis and reporting as assigned by the Finance Manager

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS

• University/College business degree
• Excellent analytical/quantitative skills with great attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels within the organization.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Problem-solving abilities
• Strong work ethic
• Results oriented mindset
• Reliability
• Self-starter, able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• SAP knowledge a plus
• Proficiency in MS Excel a must.
• Media/advertising agency, or related industry a plus