Senior Associate Finance

Publicis Sapient is looking for a Senior Associate – Finance to join our team of bright thinkers and enablers. You will use your financial operations expertise, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail to oversee Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) globally for Publicis Sapient. You will play a critical role in ensuring high-quality financial reporting and coordination with multiple global teams.

Your Impact:

• Ensure all required HFM entities are included in the CSR Masterfile and follow up with teams on new entity additions.
• Obtain and update CSR Masterfile with data from multiple sources (e.g., Headcount Online/Offline, Training updates).
• Liaise with HR and Finance teams to resolve missing data, discrepancies, and to validate PARIS questionnaire deliverables.
• Maintain the Box site with all CSR-related files and data.
• Prepare entities for HFM upload, coordinate with Groupe for loading, review, and clear blocking controls.
• Calculate figures based on headcount and expense data when direct information is unavailable.
• Ensure mid-month CSR deliverables are completed under tight deadlines, with a focus on the initial two weeks.
• Coordinate across global Resources, Office Services, and other teams to complete all CSR sections in scope.
• Support external audits and manage post-submission information and requests.

Your Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of finance experience.
• Advanced skills in Excel
• Proficient in HFM and SAP advantageous
• Strong background in financial reporting and operations management.
• Excellent data management and analysis skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Advanced Excel and data management proficiency.
• Experience working with HR, Finance, and Shared Services teams.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills to handle tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of headcount and expense allocation methodologies.
• Prior experience with global coordination across time zones.
• Familiarity with audit processes and managing post-delivery audit requests.

Benefits of Working Here:

• Gender-Neutral Policy
• 18 paid holidays throughout the year.
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Programs to help you in wellness and well-being.

A Tip from the Hiring Manager:

• This person should be highly organized, able to work well under pressure, and committed to meeting tight deadlines. Someone proactive, detail-oriented, and excellent at managing global coordination efforts will thrive in this role.

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.