Accountant

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Functions teams are right at the centre of our business, making sure we can always get better, every day. Supporting the business with things like Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Legal and Technology, our Functions colleagues are skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.

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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 Accountant role is part of a dynamic and integrated Finance function delivering operational Finance specialist services. The role reports to the Financial Accounting Senior Accountant 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 performing financial accounting activities including supporting closing and reporting and adherence to statutory requirements.

Role Description- 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.- Helping to maintain the fixed assets register.- Maintaining documentation to ensure staff have access to current and compliant documents and policies.- Maintain close relationships with customer/ 3rd party delivery partner groups to ensure responsiveness to their needs, track service delivery and escalate any issues to the R2R senior accountant/lead where required.- Develop sound professional working relationships with colleagues across KBS and Local Business, building their confidence and acquiring an understanding of the business.

Role Requirements- Degree level education in Finance/Business Management or equivalent.- Progressing towards accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).- Good accounting knowledge.- Ability to work in a changing and flexible organisation.- Willingness to work flexibly across geographic time zones during peak periods such as period end.- Experience of working in a shared services or global business services environment desirable.- Fluent in English (written and spoken).

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.