Senior Associate Finance, International Accounting

Key Responsibility statement: 

• Be part of the International Controllership team that covers all countries outside the Americas and India.
• Finalize financial information on monthly basis as per Groupe policies.
• Prepare monthly operating reports with accuracy, completeness, and commentary on variances (Period, Year-to-Year, Year-since-Year-End).
• Control accounting processes and operations performed by other teams (including SSC teams like Client & Intercompany Billing, A/R, A/P, Payroll, Treasury).
• Support Finance teams in international markets in understanding large, complex accounting processes.
• Partner with SSC in the preparation of all aspects of regulatory reporting, including all taxation reporting (direct, indirect, payroll-related).
• Support all internal and external audit processes, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with all Groupe Policies and financial controls, identify internal control weaknesses, and offer solutions.
• Assist in additional reporting, continuous process improvement, or projects as appropriate.
• Ensure risk identification, escalation, investigation, and mitigation.
• Demonstrate commitment to and comply with all legislation and Publicis Sapient Policies relevant to the role.
• Actively develop and maintain meaningful working relationships across the business environment.

Your Skills & Experience:

• Chartered Accountant or equivalent.
• 4+ years of experience.
• Strong educational achievement at school or higher educational institute level. 

Set Yourself Apart With:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards.
• Experience using ERP and other accounting systems and reporting packages.
• Experience with SAP and HFM.
• Experience in data analysis and reporting compilation.

Skills (Including Technology):

• Advanced use of MS Excel.
• Experience with large volume management data systems (e.g., Power BI).
• Strong financial data review and error identification skills.
• Prioritization and effective time management.
• Fluent communication skills in English (written and conversational).

Attributes/Behaviors: 

• Excellent communication skills for working with colleagues at different levels.
• Meticulous analytical skills and ability to draw insights.
• Proactive, hands-on approach.
• Positive, mature working attitude.
• "Can-Do" attitude.
• Inclusive collaboration and openness.
• Learning mindset with continuous improvement.
• Creativity and innovation embracing the future.
• Strong sense of empathy and urgency.

A Tip from the Hiring Manager:

This person should be highly organized, adaptable to change, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This is a job for a curious, proactive, make-things-happen individual—someone who thinks like an entrepreneur and can motivate and move their team to achieve and drive impact.

• 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

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.