Accountant Porto

Accountant
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

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.

Job Details

Why this job is important

The accountant role is essential in delivering operational Finance specialist services within a multifaceted and coordinated Finance function. Reporting to the Financial Accounting Lead, this role ensures processes are performed in accordance with performance and quality standards, contributing significantly to Kantar's financial integrity.

What you’ll be doing

• 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, general ledger accounts reconciliation, and analysis.
• Prepare monthly financial statements into the Kantar consolidation tool.
• Support the production and review of balance sheets with collaborators.
• Coordinate
  - end and
  - end reporting schedules.
• Accountable for the quarterly review of account analysis.
• Maintain knowledge management and documentation to ensure managers are
  - informed.
• Foster relationships with customer/partner teams to address needs, supervise service delivery, and resolve performance issues.
• Develop sound professional working relationships with colleagues across KBS and Local Business, building their confidence and acquiring an understanding of the business.

• Proven experience as an accountant.
• Experience in producing
  - end accounts and preparation for audit.
• Proficient English speaker, accurately able to read and write English and communicate efficiently.
• Ability to work in a changing and flexible organization.
• Willingness to work flexibly across geographic time zones during peak periods such as period end.

• Life leave.
• Volunteering days.
• Hybrid working model, with three days a week in our office.