Senior Associate, Finance - Global Revenue

This role is for a Senior Associate to join the Global Revenue Operations Team (GRO) in London, focussed on supporting revenue recognition for the Financial Services & Health industries of Publicis Sapient EMEA. You will help ensure accurate revenue recognition through review of client contracts, analysis of monthly revenue, as well as creation and maintenance of reconciliations relating to revenue related accounts.

You will be collaborating and working closely not only with people within the GRO team but also with the Client Finance and Business Operation Teams in the UK and overseas. You will also serve as an escalation point for our other finance teams on any revenue issues related to our EMEA clients. You will work to understand issues and research problems, find solutions, perform analyses to understand our results, and help uphold our policies and procedures.

Skills & Experience:

• A desire to understand how things work, and willing to take initiative on new and challenging tasks in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Experience in creating and interpreting financial data and identify issues. Experience in demonstrating good problem-solving skills & identifying potential solutions is a plus.
• Ability to research and resolve revenue related accounting issues including application of IFRS 15
• Excellent communication skills, including an ability to collaborate and work well in a team and communicate with multiple stakeholders at various levels
• Able to work on own initiative and to work to tight deadlines, helped by strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks
• Microsoft Excel experience required, including knowledge of pivot tables and advanced formulae
• Experience of SAP advantageous
• Experience in a professional services environment would also be advantageous

Education:

• Preference for part qualified accountant or an interest in gaining qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• 3+ years experience in an accounting role, with preference for history in revenue related roles

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

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.