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Job Details
About Us-
Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies, including 96 of the world’s 100 biggest advertisers.
We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of people around the world: how they think, feel and act, globally and locally in over 90 markets.
Role Overview
Part of a dynamic and integrated finance function delivering operational finance specialist services. This role will report to systems lead and needs to provide expert-level support for finance systems, with a primary focus on Maconomy, ensuring smooth operations, user enablement, compliance, and continuous improvement. In this role will need to work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure processes are performed in accordance with performance and quality standards.
Unit - Finance Executive - Systems
Kantar Business Services India
Role Description
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Provide expert support for finance systems, ensuring seamless operations and user satisfaction across regions.
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Manage system access, resolve technical issues, and ensure compliance with audit and control standards.
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Support core finance processes including month-end close, journal entries, and system updates.
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Collaborate with global teams to align workflows and address cross-regional challenges.
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Deliver user training, maintain documentation, and promote knowledge sharing.
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Drive continuous improvement and service excellence through measurable KPIs.
Role Requirements & Capabilities
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Degree in Information Systems, Management, Finance or related field.
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Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance systems support, preferably with Maconomy.
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Strong understanding of ERP systems, accounting principles, knowledge of key business process technologies is preferred.
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Experience working within a GBS environment, working in large teams and working with transformation and change programmes, handling finance operations is preferred.
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Sound knowledge of MS Word, Adv Excel, PowerPoint
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Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and training skills.
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Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
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Validated ability to efficiently follow policies and procedures.
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Willingness to work flexibly across geographic time zones during peak periods such as period end
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Self-disciplined with ability to work independently and under stress and pressure, target and result driven
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 if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.
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 works for them. 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.
Privacy and Legal Statement
At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.
Location
Gurgaon, DLF Cyber ParkIndia
Kantar Rewards Statement
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
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 help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
