Publicis Sapient Looking for Client Finance Associate at Arlington, VA, United States Full Time

Job Description

Company Description
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.

The Client Finance Associate will be managing relationships and processes across a variety of cross-functional teams. This individual is a tenacious problem solver, a creative thinker, a fast learner, someone who’s detail-oriented and interested in learning Publicis Sapient’s business. They possess the ability to multitask in a fast-paced, exciting environment to deliver financial/operational support to client-facing teams. The ideal candidate is passionate about finance, loves spreadsheets, data validation, and problem solving.
Your Impact:

• Partnering with Client Services and Project Management Teams to understand key financial drivers such as pricing, revenue mix, erosion to manage project/client profitability
• Collaborating closely with various internal teams (Business Operations, Capacity, Controllership, Legal, Financial Reporting) to deliver complete and accurate financial results and improve operational effectiveness
• Assisting with monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting, revenue, margin projections, contracts, cash collections, invoicing, purchase orders and reporting
• Supporting Client Services and Project Management Teams through various operational processes and ensure adherence
• Maintaining data integrity within systems and tools used for financial analysis and reporting
• Creating and assisting with various trackers and ad hoc reports
• Organizing and promoting team activities to foster community building

Qualifications
Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; equivalent training and experience may be substituted
• At least 1 year of professional experience in Finance
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Must have outstanding attention to detail with ability to multitask
• Strong analytical, solution-oriented thinking
• A love of collaboration as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Technical aptitude with ability learn and use new systems and tools
• Prior experience with Deltek Costpoint, Salesforce, SAP, PowerBI

Additional Information
Benefits of Working Here:

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 16 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Corporate gift matching program

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. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.