Financial Controller, Nordics

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Job Title: Financial Controller, Nordics

Reporting To: Regional Finance Director, UK, Nordics & Baltics

Location: TBC (Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Tallin)

Work pattern: Full time

Role Description:

The Financial Controller for the Nordics is responsible for overseeing all financial accounting and reporting for the region, ensuring accurate financial reporting and supporting strategic decision-making. This role partners closely with the our shared services centre partner in Romania, Nordics Finance Business partners, Regional FD, Group FC, country managers, commercial teams, and the global finance organization to ensure financial integrity, compliance, and strong business performance across the Nordic markets

Key Responsibilities

Financial Controllership & Reporting

• Overseeing and managing accounting services delivery from BPO (Genpact) - hold Genpact accountable for reporting of Actual results on timely, accurate and completeness basis, including review of KPIs, Ways-Of-Working and driving continuous improvements, and acting as point of escalation and critical review of outputs
• Lead financial close meetings with BPO (Genpact) during month end, and also post month-end/Quarterly reviews
• Support the business in working with SSC (set up phase and then ongoing)
• Sign offs (POs, payroll, banking, payment approvals, change in customer or supplier data – where needed - either 1st person or back up details TBC)
• Manage audit process with Deloitte/auditors, including rec of stat accounts, and recs of Maconomy to OS
• Manage any other external reporting, and Board mins with KPMG
• Provide support on Treasury outputs including dividends and cash flow/management
• Review, and drive improvements in RRWC, and overall working capital, including billing, bad and overdue debtors and accrued income
• Monthly review that MPLBs eliminate
• Review Interco balances and mismatch process
• Manage balance sheet review process and make sure Genpact and FBPs have fully reconciled support
• Super user for ERP and OneStream in region
• Monitor incentive panel points usage and accounting of these
• IFRS 16 accounting
• Drive best practices in region
• Compliance with Group reporting requirements
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing process for all Nordic entities
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with IFRS/local GAAP and internal reporting standards
• Review and approve accounting statements and reconciliations e.g. Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Oversee consolidation of financial statements for the region
• Prepare variance analysis, management reports, KPI dashboards, and performance insights for leadership

Compliance & Internal Controls

• Ensure strong internal controls and adherence to corporate policies
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors; manage statutory audits for Nordic entities
• Ensure tax compliance (VAT, CIT, transfer pricing documentation) in collaboration with tax advisors

Cashflow & Treasury Management

• Monitor cash flow, working capital, and credit control across the region
• Support treasury operations, including banking relationships and FX exposure management

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, automation, and reporting quality
• Support ERP implementation, upgrades, and data integrity initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• Professional certification (CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent)
• 5–10+ years of experience in financial controlling and accounting
• Experience managing financial operations in multinational or multi-entity environments.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Nordic statutory requirements
• Advanced Excel and ERP proficiency (D365, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or equivalent).
• Experience working in matrix organizations

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to work independently across multiple countries
• Strong organizational and deadline-driven mindset
• Fluent in English; proficiency in one or more Nordic languages
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed, and multicultural environment.
• High degree of integrity, resilience, and adaptability

Our offer

At 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.

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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 because of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.