Associate Director, Client Finance

Job Title

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks. Today, and tomorrow. We deliver Networked Experiences by leveraging comprehensive data, technology, creative, media and strategy capabilities. Digitas delivers ambitious outcomes via unique solutions that include Creative Experiences, Integrated Media, Addressable Relationships, Social Marketing and Total Commerce. Celebrated by AdAge as Data and Insights Agency of the Year, U.S Campaign's Brand Experience Agency of the Year, Media Network of the Year and celebrated by Forrester and Gartner, Digitas serves the world's leading brands through a global network comprised of more than 5,500 employees across over 65 offices in 43 countries. The Digitas culture is made up of fearless, inventive and generous Unicorns of all kinds.

Responsibilities

• Partner with relationship managers to influence positive financial management
• Supervise forecast submissions and monitor monthly close process
• Manage cash flow projections, account billing and receivables
• Mitigate financial risks and provide insight on financial implications of change
• Lead in development of career path for staff
• Manage client and regional finance team meetings on financial metrics
• Appropriately represent and encourage growth within department
• Resolve issues with areas of potential negative financial exposure
• Provide thorough recommendations to solve business issues
• Review and analyze key financial metrics including profitability drivers
• Explain and translate financial reports to team members
• Exhibit judgment on when to evaluate issues and when to resolve independently
• Prioritize and streamline tasks to ensure accuracy

Qualifications

• Four year degree (Finance, Accounting Master's degree preferred)
• 7-9 years of professional Finance or Accounting experience, including familiarity with the digital environment
• Supervisory experience with ability to create overall efficiency that benefits department and clients
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Advanced knowledge of financial reporting systems (Lawson, Business Objects, Crystal)
• Solid understanding of accounting concepts (debits/credits, revenue recognition, DSO calculation, cash vs. accrual based accounting)
• Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALLE, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Diffrence" 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 USMTTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $139,965.00/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.