Enterprise Financial Systems Implementations Analyst

Publicis Groupe is one of the largest advertising agency holding companies in the world as well as a global leader in the fields of marketing, communications, and digital transformation. Driven by data, cutting-edge technology, and creativity, our solutions enable brands to provide customers with tailored experiences on a large scale. We utilise the Power of One operating model to integrate and develop competencies that will create increasing business value for existing and future clients. We are present in more than 100 countries and employ in excess of 90,000 professionals. In Poland, Publicis Groupe includes world-renowned agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Zenith, Starcom and LiquidThread amongst others.

Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world’s most valuable agency group. We are the only full-service, end-to-end shared service organization in the industry, enabling Groupe agencies to do what they do best: innovate and transform for their clients. 

Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Publicis Re:Sources has grown to 5,000+ employees in over 66 countries.  We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury and risk management.

Working within the Enterprise Financial Systems team, your cross-border remit will see you work in close partnership with the Business Transformations Leads, offshore technical teams, project managers and finance colleagues to deliver Altair EcoSystem, a bespoke SAP platform, and other EPR implementations across EMEA & APAC to prestigious Groupe Brands.

This is an exciting opportunity to manage project delivery of the Publicis Groupe’s implementations strategy for the EMEA & APAC Region. You will ensure all aspects of the integration lifecycle are completed on time and successfully manage the brands’ operational change.

You will be experienced in SAP, Excel, managing large volumes of data and have a strong finance background. Previous experience in data conversion in SAP implementation projects is important. Experience in PowerPoint and MS Projects is also helpful.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Liaise with the Systems Lead, Global MDM team, financial leads and any other relevant team to understand and manage the delivery of the implementation project.
• Gathering Organisational requirements from the Brands and managing their expectations with regards to delivery. Liaise with the Brands to identify and understand critical requirements and enhancements.
• Liaise with the Global MDM team with regards to the setup of new companies, manage confidential information within Altair, including security administration; creating and maintaining clients, brands and vendors and other data.
• Manage Data conversion strategy and transfer of the financial balances (Data).
• Leading the User Acceptance Testing for each Organisational Change or Implementation.
• Organising the training of key users within the Brands.
• Project management and administration, including the creation of clear, bespoke project plans and operational analysis.
• Develop and record the processes for any Organisational Change or Implementation in Altair, liaising with other regional System Support teams to share knowledge and develop a global approach.
• Build relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Brands, Altair Core Teams, Altair MDM teams, internal System Support and IT teams, and System Support teams from other regions.
• Travel to other countries where necessary.

Essential Applications and Skills

• SAP implementation, data cleansing and conversion experience.
• Strong Finance background including reconciliations
• Ability to manage large sets of data in Excel.

Important, but not essential

• Experience in advertising or other marketing firms would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of how agencies and media companies work is a plus.

Strengths and Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong problem-solving abilities and an aptitude for learning new technologies.
• Desire to work in fast-paced environment to ensure that applications meet or exceed specifications in a scalable and secure environment and against tight commercial deadlines.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Self-motivated, creative and strong sense of accountability.
• Self-starter accustomed to working on own initiative.
• Strong communication skills and a successful track record of dealings with all levels of management.
• Evidence of working effectively within a team and a willingness to support the team is an absolute requirement.
• Ability to learn rapidly from written material.