WIP Controller

Company description

Publicis Groupe is a global leader in communication, operating in over 100 countries with 114,000 people globally. We help the world’s leading brands drive growth by combining creativity, media, data, technology and consulting. We are designed to help our clients thrive, with the capabilities, the experience and the understanding needed to help our clients unlock growth in a platform world. Through our Power of One approach, we bring together the right expertise from across our agencies to deliver joined up, end to end solutions. “Viva la Différence” sits at the heart of our culture. We value individuality, encourage different perspectives and believe our differences make us stronger. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can learn, grow and do the best work of their career.

Overview

Financial Expertise

• Monitors and analyses client project finances
• Undertakes regular project WIP/cost reviews with account management teams
• Prepares regular reports and analyses of project finances
• Issues client invoices and monitors client purchase order spend
• Prepares and posts journals such as WIP cost and time transfers, matching and allocations
• Understands and monitors balance of accrued and deferred revenue and work in progress

(WIP) - proactively reduce these balances and escalate issues to WIP manager

• Accounts receivable follow-up and liaising with credit control team to ensure minimal bad

debt

• Ensures completeness and accuracy of backup documentation for revenue recognition and

billing, including purchased order, client approval and purchasing contacts where applicable

• Prepares month-end reconciliations of balance sheet accounts such as accrued revenue,

deferred revenue and client billing

• Looks after and manages the projects lifecycle in SAP - this includes job reconciliations and

job closures

• Work with auditors - gathering and providing necessary information
• Ad hoc analyses as required
• Maintains and develops knowledge of regulatory environment and industry and evaluates

agency financial processes and controls

Skills and Capabilities

• Models a positive, approachable, and professional manner and demonstrates a willingness to

work with internal clients to meet their needs

• Maintains trust and credibility with team members and clients by quickly responding to their

needs - always following up and delivering high-quality work

• Readily adjusts priorities to respond to pressing and changing demands
• Uses others' time efficiently and appropriately (e.g. gathering input from team members)

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Additional information

Publicis Groupe offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Publicis Groupe, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.