Vice President

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 finance functions across multiple business units, including
  • Monthly close management under tight deadlines, including journal approval, sub schedule preparation and reporting package review
  • Preparation of monthly and annual budgets/reforecast managed within tight deadlines
  • Review Revenue by client with Revenue Director to ensure it is reported in accordance with IAS
  • Recurring and ad hoc financial reporting needs for management and Groupe
  • Overseeing 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 revenue by client, receivables, revenue/media accruals and payables focusing on aged balances and share insights with SVP Finance and Finance Directors
• Oversee 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 FP&A teams on accounting best practices and continued process improvements to scale operations with growing businesses

Qualifications

Required

• CPA/MBA
• 6-8 years’ experience

• Good candidate attributes:
  • Strong FP&A experience with multiple business units and monthly consolidation
  • Ability to simplify complex reporting for Exec management
  • Experience with vendor contract and client contracts
  • Strong competency with complex ERP (SAP preferred) and other financial systems (HFM, Blackline, etc.)
  • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities
  • Experience managing audits
  • Initiative to automate processes
  • Sales and Use Tax/Income Tax computational awareness