Finance System Analyst

Kantar; Gurugram District, Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Kantar is seeking a Finance Systems Specialist to join its integrated finance function, with a strong focus on Maconomy and core finance processes across regions. You will help keep finance systems running smoothly, support month-end close and system updates, and collaborate with teams to improve workflows.

You will create documentation, deliver user training and strengthen controls while communicating clearly across time zones.

Qualifications

• Education or equivalent experience in information systems, management, finance or related area.
• Experience supporting finance or ERP systems; Maconomy is a plus.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and the tech that supports core finance processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain technical info clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support finance systems, with focus on Maconomy, helping colleagues resolve issues and use systems effectively.
• Manage system access and handle technical queries while supporting audit and control requirements.
• Support month-end close, journal entries and system updates.
• Collaborate with regional teams to align workflows and find process improvements.
• Create clear documentation, deliver user training and share knowledge to strengthen systems capability.

Skills

Finance systems support

ERP systems knowledge

Maconomy experience

Accounting principles

Documentation

Clear communication

Autonomous work

Education

Information systems / management / finance degree

Tools

Maconomy

Job description

Kantar Business Services India

Kantar is the worlds leading marketing data and analytics business. We deliver the intelligence needed to power brand growth. We provide the signals that help organisations act quickly and confidently. We empower brands to make effective marketing decisions based on predictive evidence. And we help them craft powerful growth strategies rooted in the connection between consumers, brands and enterprise value. All this is powered by our uniquely robust human and synthetic data, our unrivalled IP, our AI-native platform and the team of global brand experts that bring this all together

Why this job is important

You’ll be part of an integrated finance function delivering specialist operational finance services across regions. Reporting to the Systems Lead, you’ll help keep our finance systems running effectively, with a particular focus on Maconomy. Your work will support colleagues using our finance systems, strengthen controls and help improve the way our finance processes operate. You’ll collaborate with teams across regions, combining finance knowledge with systems expertise to solve problems and improve the user experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Support finance systems, with a particular focus on Maconomy, helping colleagues resolve issues and use the systems effectively.
• Manage system access and technical queries while supporting relevant audit and control requirements.
• Support key finance activities, including month-end close, journal entries and system updates.
• Collaborate with teams across regions to align workflows, resolve system and process challenges, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Create clear documentation, deliver user training and share knowledge to strengthen finance systems capability.

The ideal skills & experience

• Relevant education or equivalent experience in information systems, management, finance or a related area.
• Experience supporting finance or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Experience with Maconomy would be an advantage.
• A good understanding of accounting principles and the technology that supports core finance processes.
• Effective written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to different audiences.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills, with the ability to work autonomously with support and collaborate across geographic time zones when business needs require it.

What’s in it for you

This role gives you the opportunity to combine finance, technology and problem-solving in a global environment. You’ll work across teams and regions, build your finance systems knowledge and contribute to improvements that make a practical difference to colleagues and finance operations. Kantar’s approved template also suggests highlighting relevant benefits such as Life Leave, volunteering days, enhanced pension and enhanced parental leave where applicable to the role and market.

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, more dynamic and more impactful. People joining Kantar now are not stepping into something finished. They are joining a business that evolving, and they will help shape what comes next. If you want to work on iconic brands, solve complex problems, learn from exceptional people and do work that genuinely makes a difference, we would love to hear from you.