Senior Business Manager

Company description

For decades, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has provided consumer and professional marketing, strategic consulting, and medical education to pharmaceutical and wellness brands. Our mission is to inspire a healthier, happier, well-er world through award-winning work.

If you google us (which you may have done already), you'll see that spreading wellness is literally our mission. We don't just talk about making your well-being the most important thing, we mean it. Having a flexible hybrid-work policy, plentiful time off, and colleagues who want you to do well are all part of the gig. Oh, and of course the opportunity to work on some of the good-vibiest campaigns on the planet with very caring, very resourceful people. So, if you're a rockstar writer, aspiring strategist, jill-or jack-of all trades, or just an all-around nice person, let's chat.

Overview

The ideal candidate for the Senior Manager, Business Management would have a strong financial acumen that can translate complex client finances into deliverables and action items for the agency team. (Client Services, Production, Finance, Creative)

The candidate would also understand the scope of our client work and how they work impacts the client finances. With that knowledge, the candidate will be able to oversee the management and reporting of the client's finances.

The Senior Manager, Business Management with the department leads acting as the team's financial strategist and reporter.

They are responsible for the oversite of each account's forecasting, ensuring that all internal targets are tracked and updated based on current client trends.

Responsibilities

• Client-facing lead on all financial client request; pertaining to: Budget Management and Reporting, Accruals, Invoicing, and other ad hoc needs.

• Provides clear and reliable analysis of each client's financial status, goals, and strategic needs.

• Provides clear and reliable long term planning of client finances

• Provides accurate and realistic forecasts; actively manages forecast to ensure targets are met and finance is in the loop with the latest information (PE, billing, etc.)

• Ensures financial control of all client work (estimates, jobs, fees, billing, expense monitoring) throughout the agency team.

• Responsible for regular budget status reporting for client and internal audiences; assesses trends and keeps all applicable parties in the loop.

• Reviews statement of work documentation; accountable for ensuring scope documentation is in place for all work

• Responsible for account investment tracking, reporting, and working the teams to mitigate future investments.

• Needs to provide clear communication around staffing forecasts and allocations as they relate to the revenue phasing.

Qualifications

• Partners with department leads to identify and manage true resource needs (internal and external) across the agency team

• Works closely with department leads to navigate conversation around monthly staffing forecasts needs.

• Identifies and helps resolve people/account conflicts with practical solutions

• Partners with Lead Producer in contract management (client, vendor, and inter-company issues)

• Promotes and contributes to Heartbeats culture and environment

• Demonstrates strong, professional work ethic

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $75,050 - $120,159 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be May 27, 2026.

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