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Finance Business Partners are an integral part of Kantars Finance team leading on the delivery on global, divisional, and regional Finance agenda. The role will work with leadership teams to deliver results in line with the business strategies in collaboration with Specialist Finance teams, such as Finance MDs, R2R, FP&A and integrated global Kantar Business Services (KBS).


Finance Business Partner



Why this job is important

The Finance Business Partner will lead on delivery of Kantars global, Divisional and Regional Finance agenda while partnering closely with colleagues across our Communities of Excellence (Corporate Teams) and Global Business Services (Kantar Business Services/KBS). You will work as part of a Business Partnering team delivering extraordinary finance strategies, insights, solutions and processes to your Business Unit within Kantar.


What youll be doing

Is responsible for the relationship with the Industry, Solution or Unit leader (herein Business Unit), acting as a strategic and insightful business partner and serving as the single point of contact for the leadership with Finance
Leads the Business Unit annual plan and forecast; develops key financial planning assumptions, working in conjunction with other areas of our organization on the preparation of Business Unit plans
Leads the Business Unit planning cycle, ensuring adherence to the Divisional calendar
Reviews, challenges, and approves Business Unit financial plans prior to Business Unit leader and functional leadership team review
Evaluates revenue pipeline, order book and drives appropriate improvement interventions to maximise revenue (pricing) and contribution margin, ensuring such interventions are factored into the forecasts and annual plan
Supports C&A on monthly close process identifying outliers versus expectations
Collaborates with HR Business Partner on workforce planning to ensure delivery of forecasted revenue and direct expenses
Drive and enhance business performance by providing strategic, financial and commercial decision support; providing interpretation, analysis and recommendations to facilitate BU leadership decision-making
Provides monthly insights on performance vs. Forecast, Annual Plan and Year over Year drivers for the Business Unit
Acts as a first point of contact for strategic finance support for North America business
Serve as a valuable business partner and key advisor in providing insight, support and challenge to commercial decisions based on robust analysis
Takes ownership of initiatives, ensuring commercial impact and benefits are tracked through to delivery
Reviews financial outputs from systems & supporting teams to ensure integrity and accuracy of business results
Ensures standard business performance reports meet Business Unit needs and provide ad-hoc analysis only as required
Assist in the preparation and tracking of cases for capex and opex
Supports internal and external audit activity through the provision of qualitative inputs and providing commentary as required
Accountable for the operation of local controls in accordance with the Group Controls policy


The skills & experience needed

To succeed in this role, youll have:
Bachelors in accounting, finance or relevant field
Member of a professional accounting body (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA, OROC, OCC or equivalent) or MBA
Demonstrated experience and success across finance planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
Demonstrates an understanding of the internal and external factors which drive business performance
Capital investment case preparation and appraisal
Experience working in a global environment, data driven and matrixed organisation
Validated ability to apply finance knowledge to resolve complex business challenges, including the ability to distil and convey finance information to non-finance business leads
Strong service ethos and skills supported by hands on customer service delivery experience
Confident communication skills with the ability to influence senior partners and management
Strong intuition for business, with the ability to build positive relationships with key collaborators
Ability to push back and lead difficult conversations with integrity and modesty
A standout colleague with the ability to work efficiently with employees at different levels of an organisation, including the ability to work collaboratively with and laterally lead across a GBS (KBS) organisation
Generate feasible and efficient solutions to address problems and capitalise on new opportunities
An ability to challenge the status quo and demonstrate outside of the box thinking
An ability to work simultaneously and effectively to progress several different tasks whilst to working to tight deadlines, including an ability to successfully prioritise
Proficient in the use of Financial systems (preference for: SIA, One Stream, Maconomy, PowerBI, Tableau)
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)


Whats in it for you

We provide a highly competitive benefits package!
Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services
Health Savings Account/FSA
Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs
Wellness Program
401k with matching
Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits
Unlimited PTO

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 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 thats 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 wellbeing 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.

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 on the basis of 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.

The salary range for this role in New York is $122,600-204,300. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.


Location
New York, World Trade CenterUnited States of America




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 competitiveand alsoto 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 thats 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 andwell beingis 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 worlds 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, Kantars 30,000 people help the worlds leading organisations succeed and grow.