Manager, Financial Accounting

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Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies. Kantar’s 30,000 people based in more than 100 countries help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow. Nobody knows people better than Kantar. We provide insight and inspiration to help our clients, our people and society to create and flourish in an extraordinary world.

The Manager, Financial Accounting role is part of a dynamic and integrated Finance function delivering operational Finance specialist services. The role will report to the Senior Manager of the Area within the Financial Accounting department (Record to Disclose
- R2D) and will work with internal and external partners to ensure processes are performed in accordance with performance and quality standards.

Role Description- Directly lead a team of Financial Accounting Analysts located in Kantar Business Services (KBS) Porto, or acting as a specialized individual contributor for a pre-determined area or region.- Responsible for leading control and accounting activities, financial close & reporting, and adherence to statutory requirements at a country level.- Responsible for ensuring that the general ledger is reflective of the company’s true financial position.- Review and approve lease accounting (IFRS16) and non-standard Business Process Outsource transactions.- Ensure the agreement of all trading and non-trading intercompany balances with the relevant other parties, resolving any discrepancies.- Review and approve period close entries, out of period adjustments.- Accountable for the completion and review of all required reconciliations supporting the monthly accounts, meeting agreed deadlines.- Responsible for overseeing the reconciliation of all general ledger accounts and corrective actions agreed in the balance sheet and trial balance review.- Conduct country level consolidation, review, and submit accounts for group consolidation.- Responsible for controls compliance, audit requests and other internal controls requirements related to RDC processes.- Take ownership for the overall team performance and the quality of the services delivered to the organisation.- Maintain close relationships with customer/ 3rd party delivery partner management to ensure responsiveness to their needs, supervise their service delivery and escalate and support resolution of any performance issues.

Role Requirements- Proven experience in accounting operations or experience working in a finance Shared Service Centre (SSC) or Global Business Services environment.- Strong understanding of accounting, financial reporting principles and practices.- Proficient English speaker, accurately able to read and write English and to communicate efficiently with senior partners and management.- Strong financial, analytical, communication and project management skills- Willingness to work flexibly across geographic time zones during peak periods such as period end.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to encourage new thinking and craft the world we live in We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with sophisticated technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.