Finance Operations Lead

Powered locally and aligned globally, Publicis Production EMEA Hub forms the regional backbone of Publicis Production. With over 1.200 talented professionals based in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, the UK, and Mauritius, we enable smarter, faster, and more connected content delivery for global brands. Our integrated capabilities include post and primary production, versioning, commerce, web development, CRM, and language services. As part of the global Publicis Production network, our mission is to transform production into a true growth driver. By combining tech, data, automation, and AI, we deliver intelligent content at scale. We are proud to power Publicis Groupe's ambition to build the world's best global integrated production offering.

Overview

The Finance Operations Lead will be managing day-to-day finance activities for global production clients, with a particular focus on new client onboarding and cross-market finance transitions. This role provides exposure to global clients, cross-market billing processes, and operational best practices, offering hands-on experience in complex, international finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in onboarding new global clients from a finance perspective, ensuring smooth setup in systems and processes.

• Support documentation and process handovers during client transitions.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (production hubs, local markets, account teams) to collect required finance information.

• Ensure compliance with global financial policies and procedures during transitions.

• Assist in managing POs, invoices, and billing processes for global production during client onboarding.

• Support global clients with tracking budgets, actual spend, and financial reporting processes.

• Help monitor outstanding invoices and resolve issues if agencies or markets encounter problems with client invoicing, ensuring processes are followed correctly.

• Communicate effectively with internal teams and client contacts regarding financial information.

• Support ad-hoc finance operations projects as required.

• Assist the CFO with all ad-hoc tasks, including coordination of transitions, and other operational priorities, ensuring smooth execution of global finance operations activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 7+ years’ experience in finance, operations, or accounting, preferably in marketing/production or agency environment.

• Proficiency in English.

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.

• Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with financial systems is a plus (SAP, or similar).

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a global team.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and eager to learn.

• Adaptable to a fast-paced, dynamic global environment.

• Curious and solution-oriented, with a collaborative mindset.

• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Additional Information

We offer the following:

• Opportunity to develop in a stable company with an established position in the market.

• Extensive range of online training courses in cooperation with reputable market partners.

• Opportunity to participate in international and local development projects and programmes.

• International working environment.

• Attractive package of non-wage benefits (medical care, the Nais benefit platform, life insurance program, recreation allowance, access to a platform for learning foreign languages, access to the Marcel international training platform, etc.).

• High working flexibility (we work in a hybrid model, with predominance of home office).

• Work Your World – opportunity to work from any place in the world for 6 weeks a year and access to the Home Swap Home internal platform.

• Friendly and casual working atmosphere in a close-knit team filled with positive energy.

At Publicis Groupe, we value diversity and invite all candidates to apply, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion or lack thereof, origin or disability.