Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist
Braga
Braga, Braga, Portugal

Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why and how to shape the marketing strategies that shape their future.

Why this job is important

As a Job Accounting Specialist, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring accurate revenue recognition and job accounting processes across Kantar Business Services (KBS). Your work will directly impact financial compliance and strategic
- making, supporting our mission to deliver trusted insights to clients worldwide.

What you’ll be doing

• Oversee
  -
  - end job accounting processes across KBS and BPO teams.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and Project Managers to ensure compliance with revenue recognition requirements.
• Manage job closure processes and analyse journal entries for accuracy.
• Support IFRS 15 compliance and handle
  - standard job accounting.
• Provide documentation for audits and participate in finance projects, including process improvements and M&A activities.

The ideal skills & experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounting or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of cost allocator and cost tracker jobs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

What’s in it for you

• Hybrid working with two to three days in the office
• Up to 25 days off, plus your birthday off and two days paid for volunteering
• Meal card and flexible benefits where you are allocated funds to spend on a variety of benefits such as transport cost, education related and more

Why join Kantar?

You’ll be joining our Functions team , right at the centre of our business. Functions is made up of some really important people, like Finance, Legal and our People Teams; all skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.

What about Kantar itself? Well, 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 with us.