Junior Assistant Accountant

Company Description

Publicis Groupe is one of the largest advertising agency holding companies in the world as well as a global leader in the fields of marketing, communications, and digital transformation. Driven by data, cutting-edge technology, and creativity, our solutions enable brands to provide customers with tailored experiences on a large scale. We utilise the Power of One operating model to integrate and develop competencies that will create increasing business value for existing and future clients. We are present in more than 100 countries and employ in excess of 90,000 professionals. Publicis Groupe includes  world-renowned agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis Sapient, Zenith, Starcom, Publicis Health, and Epsilon amongst others.

Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe. We are Publicis Groupe's Shared Services Platform. Formed in 1998, Re:Sources was created to streamline centralised functions of Publicis Groupe agencies. We have now grown to 5,000+ professionals operating 40 shared service centres (SSCs) and servicing a network of prestigious agencies across the globe supporting 63 markets. We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, information technology, global security, legal, payroll and 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.

Responsibilities

• Matching company’s invoices with vendor’s invoices and relevant proof in order to send them to client.
• Upload invoices to specific portals (request by some of our clients).
• Matching invoices with receipts and vendor’s invoices with payments.
• Vendors query: Reconciliation with vendors/Daily communication with vendors.
• Tax submissions: support on the monthly preparation of taxes (especially withholding taxes) and assist on the requests to the state to receive certifications for withholding taxes in order to share on time to our vendors.
• Assist with the preparation of internal and external audit files.
• Master Data Management: New vendor checks/Call back process verifications.
• Back-up for vendor payments: Responsible for placing wire transfers.
• Payroll and HR admin support on tasks (e.g. preparation of certificates for the employees etc.)
• Other supportive daily tasks (archive hard/electronic copies, etc)

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance operations role (2-3 years).
• Education Bachelor degree level qualification.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, strong Excel skills.
• English language (written and oral) intermediate level.
• Comfortable dealing with numbers and the processing of financial information.
• Team player: as the role requires being the back-up to other team members.

Additional Information

Staff benefits 

We provide a diverse and comprehensive selection of benefits aimed at supporting your well-being, work-life balance, professional development, and overall job satisfaction. 

Publicis Groupe, certified in Greece as a Great Place to Work® for five consecutive years (2021-2025), is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.