Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V, New York, New York, us, 10261
Company description
Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.
Overview
The Director will be a senior leader within the FP&A Business Intelligence (BI) team, supporting PXP, Publicis' global production capability. This role will serve as a key strategic partner to the PXP CFO and FP&A leadership, overseeing financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support across the full PXP perimeter.
As PXP continues to scale as a more mature and complex pillar within Publicis, this role will provide senior-level financial leadership, consolidation oversight, and actionable insights to support a business exceeding $2B in revenue. The Director will play a critical role in driving accuracy, transparency, and strategic alignment across agencies and business units.
The Director will report to an FP&A and Client Reporting leader within the East BI Hub and will manage and mentor a team of FP&A professionals.
Responsibilities • Act as a senior strategic finance partner to the PXP CFO and FP&A leadership, providing insight, challenge, and guidance on financial performance and business decisions • Lead and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual FP&A deliverables across PXP, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness • Own consolidated financial reporting for PXP, including P&L, Trade Working Capital (overdue, receivables, WIP), forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning • Drive executive-level reporting and narrative development for C-suite and senior leadership, including business reviews and forecast presentations • Lead variance analysis across all P&L line items and headcount, translating results into clear risks, opportunities, and recommended actions • Partner with agency Finance Directors and US FP&A teams to align financial processes, assumptions, and performance management • Oversee cost analysis, profitability tracking, and organizational structure within HFM, ensuring alignment with business strategy • Lead analysis of Business Development activity through Salesforce, including pitch costs, pipeline forecasting, and revenue assumptions • Provide oversight and governance across large and complex data sets, ensuring data integrity across systems and reporting outputs • Collaborate with Group Corporate Finance on consolidation, reporting standards, and cross-functional initiatives • Support and lead special, transversal, and strategic projects tied to business growth, restructuring, and transformation • Elevate FP&A from reporting to decision support by delivering actionable insights and forward-looking analysis to leadership • Develop, mentor, and manage direct reports, fostering strong financial acumen, ownership, and business partnership
Indicative Scope and Processes • Actuals, rolling forecasts, commitments, and long-range planning • Consolidated reporting across the full PXP perimeter • Top client and revenue concentration analysis • Organic growth calculations and performance drivers • Regional bonus pool tracking and modeling • Trade Working Capital oversight and analysis • Capex and lease governance • Salesforce reporting for new business, pipeline, and pitch cost tracking • Executive-level business review and forecast presentations • Coordination of business transfers, integrations, and comparable restatements
Qualifications • Approximately 8-12 years of progressive experience in Corporate Finance, FP&A, Audit, or related fields • Proven experience operating at a senior leadership level within complex, matrixed organizations • Strong executive presence with experience presenting to C-suite and senior stakeholders • Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver under tight deadlines • Strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights • Comfortable working with large, complex data sets and multiple financial systems • Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills • High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail • Advanced Excel skills • Strong PowerPoint expertise with the ability to craft executive-ready narratives • Required experience with HFM (Hyperion), SmartView, or Essbase • Experience with Salesforce; additional exposure to forecasting tools such as Anaplan or Power BI is a plus • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment and work remotely as needed
Additional information
Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: $121,315 - $194,220 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be March 19th, 2026.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Veterans Encouraged to Apply.
#LI-RM3
Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication and is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Through a unified and fluid organization, Publicis Groupe partners with its clients across communication, media, data and technology to ensure access to the full breadth of capabilities in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals.
Overview
The Director will be a senior leader within the FP&A Business Intelligence (BI) team, supporting PXP, Publicis' global production capability. This role will serve as a key strategic partner to the PXP CFO and FP&A leadership, overseeing financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision support across the full PXP perimeter.
As PXP continues to scale as a more mature and complex pillar within Publicis, this role will provide senior-level financial leadership, consolidation oversight, and actionable insights to support a business exceeding $2B in revenue. The Director will play a critical role in driving accuracy, transparency, and strategic alignment across agencies and business units.
The Director will report to an FP&A and Client Reporting leader within the East BI Hub and will manage and mentor a team of FP&A professionals.
Responsibilities • Act as a senior strategic finance partner to the PXP CFO and FP&A leadership, providing insight, challenge, and guidance on financial performance and business decisions • Lead and oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual FP&A deliverables across PXP, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness • Own consolidated financial reporting for PXP, including P&L, Trade Working Capital (overdue, receivables, WIP), forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning • Drive executive-level reporting and narrative development for C-suite and senior leadership, including business reviews and forecast presentations • Lead variance analysis across all P&L line items and headcount, translating results into clear risks, opportunities, and recommended actions • Partner with agency Finance Directors and US FP&A teams to align financial processes, assumptions, and performance management • Oversee cost analysis, profitability tracking, and organizational structure within HFM, ensuring alignment with business strategy • Lead analysis of Business Development activity through Salesforce, including pitch costs, pipeline forecasting, and revenue assumptions • Provide oversight and governance across large and complex data sets, ensuring data integrity across systems and reporting outputs • Collaborate with Group Corporate Finance on consolidation, reporting standards, and cross-functional initiatives • Support and lead special, transversal, and strategic projects tied to business growth, restructuring, and transformation • Elevate FP&A from reporting to decision support by delivering actionable insights and forward-looking analysis to leadership • Develop, mentor, and manage direct reports, fostering strong financial acumen, ownership, and business partnership
Indicative Scope and Processes • Actuals, rolling forecasts, commitments, and long-range planning • Consolidated reporting across the full PXP perimeter • Top client and revenue concentration analysis • Organic growth calculations and performance drivers • Regional bonus pool tracking and modeling • Trade Working Capital oversight and analysis • Capex and lease governance • Salesforce reporting for new business, pipeline, and pitch cost tracking • Executive-level business review and forecast presentations • Coordination of business transfers, integrations, and comparable restatements
Qualifications • Approximately 8-12 years of progressive experience in Corporate Finance, FP&A, Audit, or related fields • Proven experience operating at a senior leadership level within complex, matrixed organizations • Strong executive presence with experience presenting to C-suite and senior stakeholders • Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver under tight deadlines • Strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights • Comfortable working with large, complex data sets and multiple financial systems • Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills • High level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail • Advanced Excel skills • Strong PowerPoint expertise with the ability to craft executive-ready narratives • Required experience with HFM (Hyperion), SmartView, or Essbase • Experience with Salesforce; additional exposure to forecasting tools such as Anaplan or Power BI is a plus • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment and work remotely as needed
Additional information
Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.
Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.
If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: $121,315 - $194,220 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be March 19th, 2026.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Veterans Encouraged to Apply.
#LI-RM3