Strategic Finance Partner

1 week ago

New York, New York, United States Kantar Full time
At Kantar, we transcend conventional approaches, leveraging intelligence, enthusiasm, and creativity to inspire innovative thinking and influence the world around us.

Position Overview

The Strategic Finance Partner plays a pivotal role in executing Kantar's global, divisional, and regional financial objectives while collaborating closely with teams across our Centers of Excellence and Global Business Services. As part of a dedicated Business Partnering team, you will implement exceptional financial strategies, insights, and solutions tailored to your Business Unit within Kantar.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary liaison with the Industry, Solution, or Unit leader, serving as a strategic and insightful finance partner and the main point of contact for leadership.
  • Oversee the annual planning and forecasting for the Business Unit, developing critical financial planning assumptions in collaboration with other organizational areas.
  • Manage the Business Unit planning cycle, ensuring compliance with the divisional timeline.
  • Review, challenge, and endorse Business Unit financial plans before they are presented to leadership.
  • Assess revenue pipeline and order book, implementing necessary improvements to maximize revenue and contribution margin, ensuring these are reflected in forecasts and annual plans.
  • Assist in the monthly closing process by identifying discrepancies against expectations.
  • Collaborate with HR Business Partners on workforce planning to ensure alignment with forecasted revenue and direct expenses.
  • Enhance business performance by delivering strategic, financial, and commercial decision support, providing analysis and recommendations to facilitate leadership decision-making.
  • Deliver monthly performance insights compared to forecasts, annual plans, and year-over-year drivers for the Business Unit.
  • Serve as the primary contact for strategic finance support for the North American business.
  • Act as a trusted advisor, providing insights and challenges to commercial decisions based on thorough analysis.
  • Take ownership of initiatives, ensuring that commercial impacts and benefits are tracked through to completion.
  • Review financial outputs from systems and supporting teams to ensure the integrity and accuracy of business results.
  • Ensure that standard business performance reports meet the needs of the Business Unit and provide ad-hoc analysis as necessary.
  • Assist in preparing and monitoring capital and operational expenditure cases.
  • Support internal and external audit activities by providing qualitative inputs and necessary commentary.
  • Be accountable for the operation of local controls in accordance with Group Controls policy.

Required Skills and Experience

To excel in this role, candidates should possess:

  • A Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
  • Membership in a professional accounting body (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent) or an MBA.
  • Proven experience in finance planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
  • A strong understanding of the internal and external factors influencing business performance.
  • Experience in capital investment case preparation and evaluation.
  • Experience in a global, data-driven, and matrixed organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply financial knowledge to solve complex business challenges, including the capacity to convey financial information to non-financial leaders.
  • A strong service orientation, supported by hands-on customer service experience.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • A keen business intuition, capable of building positive relationships with key collaborators.
  • The ability to navigate difficult conversations with integrity and humility.
  • A collaborative mindset, able to work effectively with colleagues at various organizational levels.
  • Skills in generating practical and efficient solutions to address challenges and seize new opportunities.
  • A willingness to challenge the status quo and demonstrate innovative thinking.
  • The ability to manage multiple tasks effectively while adhering to tight deadlines and prioritizing appropriately.
  • Proficiency in financial systems (preferably SIA, One Stream, Maconomy, PowerBI, Tableau).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

Benefits

Kantar offers a competitive benefits package, including:

  • Comprehensive medical plans covering a wide range of health services.
  • Health Savings Account/FSA options.
  • Dental and vision benefits tailored to unique healthcare needs.
  • A wellness program.
  • 401k plan with matching contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement and commuter benefits.
  • Unlimited paid time off.

At Kantar, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered. We strive to foster a supportive environment that prioritizes mental health and well-being, driving better commercial outcomes through diverse perspectives.

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