Senior Job Accounting Specialist - #241172

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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.

The Senior Job Accounting Specialist will support the Kantar Business Services (KBS) Q2C Lead, handling the revenue recognition and job accounting process. This role will work alongside the BPO team, will perform the revenue recognition monthly process and will be responsible to coordinate the year end qualitative revenue recognition process.

• Strategic oversight of end-to-end job accounting processes, across KBS and BPO teams.

• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and Project Managers to ensure understanding and compliance with processes and requirements that directly impact revenue recognition.

• Work with the BPO to ensure job closure process is performed timely and accurately.

• Validate qualitative review of journal entries resulting from job hard closures.

• Validate %s PoC Year-End IFRS 15 Revenue Recognition compliance.

• Build and account for non-standard jobs and coordinate the monthly non-standard job revenue and direct cost recognition process where applicable.

• Supports KBS with job accounting judgements when local knowledge or liaison is required, including but not limited to IFRS15 revenue and direct cost recognition, PO and persuasive evidence and cost allocator job accounting.

• Validation of proposed adjustments to revenue recognition each month.

• Supports the Cluster/Country controller with ad hoc analysis as required.

• Supports the KBS and Finance BP in review of accrued and deferred revenue, ensuring action is taken by the business and issues resolved timely.

• Co-ordinates local audit activity with the business, alongside the activity undertaken at KBS, and provides internal and external auditors with requested documentation related to jobs/revenue/direct costs.

• Participates in special finance projects as required, including but not limited to process improvement initiatives and M&A activities.

• Bachelor’s/University degree or similar experience in a related field.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a senior accountant or equivalent role.

• Minimum 2 years recent experience with Job Accounting and familiar with the straight-line revenue recognition method at Kantar.

• Understanding of cost allocator and cost tracker jobs and how to handle them.

• Full proficiency with Microsoft applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook

• Knowledge of ERP systems, processes, and workflow technology.

• Proficient English (written and spoken).

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Why join Kantar?

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.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for our people is our highest priority, and we encourage our people to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage our colleagues to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all, and we’re flexible in our approach to ensure people feel included and accepted! We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, which is why we welcome applications from all background and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not a perfect fit, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at 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.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.