Senior Accountant

Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data and analytics company. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of how people think, feel and act; globally and locally in over 90 markets. By combining the deep expertise of our people, our data resources and benchmarks and our innovative analytics and technology, we help our clients understand people and inspire growth.

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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 25,000 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.

Kantar is building a world class delivery centre in Porto with finance, human resources and procurement professionals at its heart. Key investments in our technology and digital infrastructure have opened up opportunities for Kantar to deliver critical business services from a broader range of locations
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Senior Accountant, Financial Accounting - KBS

Kantar Business Services (Porto)

Role Description

The Senior Accountant role is part of a dynamic and integrated Finance function delivering operational Finance specialist services. The role will report to the Financial Accounting Lead and will work with internal and external partners to ensure processes are performed in accordance with performance and quality standards

This position is focused on assisting with closing and reporting and adherence to statutory requirements. Key responsibilities include:

- Assist in maintenance, processing and production of month / year end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, journals and associated underlying schedules.
- Support the preparation and review of period close entries, and general ledger accounts reconciliation and analysis
- Support for the preparation and review of statutory accounts and financial statements
- Support Intercompany (IC) reconciliations and disputes resolution
- Support the production and review of balance sheets
- Support to maintain the fixed assets register
- Support with audit request coming through to the Regional Delivery Centre (RDC)
- Support with controls compliance and other internal controls requirements
- Responsible for coordinating month end and quarter end reporting schedules
- Accountable for the quarterly review of account analysis
- Maintaining knowledge management and documentation to ensure managers and staff always have access to current and compliant documents and guidance
- Maintain close relationships with customer/ 3rd party deliver partner teams to ensure responsiveness to their needs, track service delivery and performance, and support escalation and resolution of any performance issues
- Develop sound professional working relationships with colleagues across KBS and Local Business, building their confidence and acquiring an understanding of the business

Role Requirements
- Proven experience as an accountant
- Experience of producing year-end accounts and preparation for audit.
- Strong technical knowledge of statutory accounting
- Fluent English speaker, accurately able to read and write English and to communicate effectively
- Ability to work in a changing and flexible organisation.
- Willingness to work flexibly across geographic time zones during peak periods such as period end.

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Why join Kantar?

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape 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 advanced technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.