Job Accounting Specialist

kantar; Bordeaux; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kantar is seeking a dedicated Job Accounting Specialist to join the Kantar Business Services (KBS) Quote-to-Cash team in Bordeaux. You will support revenue recognition and job accounting activities to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence across the business.

Collaborating with Finance Business Partners and Project Managers, you will drive continuous improvement, manage non-standard jobs, and assist with audits and year-end processes to ensure IFRS 15 compliance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• At least three years in accounting/finance or similar role.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition principles and accounting processes.
• Understanding of cost allocation and project-based accounting methodologies.
• Experience with ERP systems and finance workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and MS Office proficiency.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end job accounting activities across Kantar Business Services and outsourced finance teams.
• Partner with Finance Business Partners and Project Managers to ensure compliance with revenue recognition processes.
• Monitor and support timely and accurate job closure activities.
• Review and analyse journal entries from job closures.
• Support year-end revenue recognition reviews and IFRS 15 compliance.
• Manage and account for non-standard jobs, including revenue and direct cost recognition.
• Provide guidance on job accounting including revenue/direct cost recognition and documentation.
• Analyse proposed revenue recognition adjustments and provide insights to stakeholders.
• Support reviews of accrued and deferred revenue balances and issue resolution.
• Assist with audits by providing documentation and finance inquiries.
• Contribute to finance transformation and special projects including M&A activities.

Skills

Revenue recognition

Cost allocation

ERP systems experience

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Excel

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

Job description

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Functions teams are right at the centre of our business, making sure we can always get better, every day. Supporting the business with things like Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Legal and Technology, our Functions colleagues are skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.

Job Details

Why this job is important

As a Job Accounting Specialist, you'll be part of the Kantar Business Services (KBS) Quote-to-Cash team, supporting revenue recognition and job accounting activities that help ensure financial accuracy, compliance and operational excellence across the business.

This is an opportunity to work closely with Finance Business Partners, Project Managers and global stakeholders, contributing to key accounting processes while helping drive continuous improvement across our finance operations.

What you'll be doing

• Support end-to-end job accounting activities across Kantar Business Services and outsourced finance teams.
• Partner with Finance Business Partners and Project Managers to ensure compliance with processes that impact revenue recognition.
• Monitor and support timely and accurate job closure activities.
• Review and analyse journal entries resulting from job closures.
• Support year-end revenue recognition reviews and compliance with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15 requirements.
• Manage and account for non-standard jobs, including associated revenue and direct cost recognition activities.
• Provide guidance on job accounting matters, including revenue recognition, direct cost recognition and supporting documentation requirements.
• Analyse proposed revenue recognition adjustments and provide insights to stakeholders.
• Support reviews of accrued and deferred revenue balances, helping drive timely resolution of issues.
• Assist with internal and external audits by providing documentation and supporting finance enquiries.
• Contribute to finance transformation, continuous improvement and other special projects, including mergers and acquisitions activities where required.

The ideal skills and experience

We're looking for someone who combines strong accounting knowledge with a collaborative approach and attention to detail.

You'll likely have:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in an accounting, finance or similar role.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition principles and accounting processes.
• Understanding of cost allocation and project-based accounting methodologies.
• Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and finance workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Why join Kantar?

Kantar is one of the most recognised and trusted brands in its industry, with unmatched depth of experience and global reach. What makes this moment different is how much is changing at once.

We are working on the world’s most influential brands, investing in AI and technology, and evolving how intelligence is delivered. The work is becoming more connected, moredynamicand more impactful.

People joining Kantar now are not stepping into something finished. They are joining a business that is evolving, and they will help shape what comes next.

If you want to work on iconic brands, solve complex problems, learn from exceptionalpeopleand do work that genuinely makes a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Country

Portugal

Why join Kantar?

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 by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

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 that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and 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 at Kantar.