Finance Manager

As people increasingly move across channels and platforms, Kantar Media’s data and audience measurement, targeting, analytics and advertising intelligence services unlock insights to inform powerful decision-making.

Working with panel and first-party data in over 80 countries, we have the world’s fastest growing cross-media measurement footprint, underpinned by versatility, scale, technology and expertise, to drive long-term business growth for our clients and partners.

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Tel Aviv

Full time/Permanent/Hybrid working

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Role Description

As a Finance Manager for the Media division, you will be responsible for the statutory and fiscal reporting and oversee the local compliance and controls.

This role will lead the Financial controlling function, responsible for Controlling and Transactional Processing.

We are transforming the way we work as well as standardizing our processes. In this period of change, the focus will also be on delivering the change in the agreed timeline and guide the local team through this. This role will also act as a trusted advisor to the internal stakeholders in the various departments and functions allowing for a smooth transition.

The Finance Manager is part of the Global Finance team, reporting into the Regional Financial Director.

Kantar is one of the world’s leading data, insight and consultancy companies. Working together across the whole spectrum of research and consulting disciplines, its specialist divisions, employing 30,000 people, provide inspirational insights and business strategies for clients in 100 countries. Kantar is a associate company of WPP and Private Equity owned and its services are employed by over half of the Fortune Top 500 companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Harmonise financial and administrative procedures, policies and processes across the Media division.
• Ensure an appropriate controls environment is in place and monitor and report compliance with it.
• Manage interactions with auditors and oversees audit compliance activities and statutory accounts sign-off
• Ensure monthly accounting and reporting is timely and accurate submitted to enable business stakeholders working to make decisions with full understanding of the financial impacts they will have
• Overseeing the financial operations of the company (payroll, billing, A/P, A/R, treasury)
• Managing month-end accounts and reporting.

Required

• Experience in a Finance Manager / Finance Controlling / Management Accounting role
• Track record of delivering against set objectives within budget and timeline
• Hands-on mentality and can-do attitude
• Experience of working with regulatory bodies, managing statutory and regulatory compliance
• Experience of working collaboratively in a matrix environment
• High integrity and confidence
• Demonstrated technical expertise in financial management and accounting

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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.

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