Finance Business Partner

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.To start a career that is out of the ordinary, please apply...Job DetailsFinance Business PartnerWhy this job is importantThe Finance Business Partner will lead on delivery of Kantar’s 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 you’ll 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 policyThe skills & experience neededTo succeed in this role, you’ll 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)What’s in it for youWe 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 PTOAt 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 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 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.#LI-DNPLocationNew York, World Trade CenterUnited States of AmericaKantar Rewards StatementAt 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.