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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

New York, New York, United States

Responsible for driving value and long term success to premier clients within Publics Health, the largest health & wellness communications network in the world and a division of Publicis Groupe. This role partners closely with the Global Client Leads and Business Unit Finance teams to maximize efficiency and effectiveness for key clients. Additional responsibilities include maintaining strong relationships with client partners, leading the development and negotiation of contracts, compensation methodology, pricing strategy, profitability analysis and implementation of consistent processes.

New York, New York, United States

Philadelphia, Chicago

Philadelphia, New York

Digitas Health is the largest full service marketing agency for healthcare, a member of the world’s third-largest advertising group and leader in digital communications, the Paris based Publicis Groupe S.A. • Responsible for preparation of financial statements and annual budgets• Manages support staff across multiple business units• Team lead for financial systems conversions, most recently to a global ERP (SAP)• Guides pricing negotiations and maintains strong client and vendor relationships• Leads regular internal and external audits (Big 4), ensures compliance with controls and policies, and provides recommendations for procedural improvements• Developed key reporting tools to optimize employee utilization and drive efficiencies• Guided the creation and implementation of monthly forecast and revenue recognition process• Leads client/region team meetings of key financial and operational metrics• Active presenter in Learning and Development programs for agency staff• Advanced Excel, Peoplesoft, Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, SQL and Crystal reporting