Finance Business Partner

BRAND: Publicis Groupe
Job Function: Finance
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Intermediate
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

OVERVIEW
Publicis Groupe is one of the world's largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 100,000 professionals.. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

HELPING OUR CLIENTS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE PLATFORM WORLD
Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive in the platform world, companies must continue to innovate their products and business models. Four imperatives (1. Real Identity, 2. Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity 3., Smart Media and 4. Direct Relationships) via our suite of world-class agencies, are necessary for modern brands to win in the platform world. At Publicis Groupe, we've invested in capabilities across these four imperatives our clients need to unlock growth. As the only one who can architect, build and orchestrate end to end solutions, not only do we have a proven record of building bespoke models for clients and leading expertise across all major industry categories, we are able to offer our talents more opportunities to grow and benefit from a richer learning experience. We call this Power of One. Powered by a 100,000-strong network via Marcel, our AI-based platform, we are also able to provide our clients and talents instant access to resource, knowledge for any need, any time, in any market.

THE SPIRIT OF VIVA LA DIFFERENCE
Viva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It has always been in our DNA. From the birth of Publicis, 94 years ago, when Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, our founder, invented French advertising. Viva La Difference expresses how we value and respect each individual and recognize what makes us distinctive. This is the charge that inspires our teams to celebrate the differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us. It is how we behave with each other and our clients, and it is deeply rooted throughout our work, to elevate and bring to life our differences throughout the platform world.

Overview

We are hiring a Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping commercial decisions across our production business. This role sits at the heart of the organisation, working closely with senior stakeholders to turn financial insight into meaningful action. You'll help teams understand performance, unlock growth opportunities, and make confident, well-informed decisions. If you enjoy combining financial expertise with collaboration and impact, this is a role where your work will truly be seen and valued within Publicis Groupe.

What you'll be doing:

• Partnering with department leads to review P&L performance and support plans that improve profitability and drive sustainable growth.
• Providing commercial insight on new hire and capital expenditure requests, ensuring investment decisions are well-judged and transparent.
• Building trusted relationships with production and client teams, strengthening commercial understanding across the business.
• Actively supporting improvements in client profitability by identifying opportunities to grow revenue or improve margins.
• Owning the production of departmental P&Ls for commit and reforecast cycles, ensuring accuracy, clarity and timeliness.
• Analysing revenue pipelines to highlight risks, trends and opportunities that inform forecasting and planning.
• Creating clear, practical commercial reporting and ad-hoc analysis that supports confident decision-making.

Skills we're looking for

• Strong experience in finance business partnering, with the ability to translate numbers into insight and action.
• A solid understanding of financial statements, including P&L and balance sheet dynamics.
• Confidence engaging and influencing both finance and non-finance stakeholders at different levels.
• Commercial judgement and curiosity, with a mindset focused on improvement and value creation.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, with the ability to present information clearly.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• A collaborative, proactive approach and a willingness to adapt as business needs evolve.

Candidates whose experience aligns with the role will receive the full job description as part of the next stage.

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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.