Company Overview: Mintel is a global leader in market intelligence, providing market research, analysis, and insights to help businesses make better decisions. Our clients rely on us to provide reliable and actionable data that drives their business strategy and growth.
Job Overview: Reporting to the Financial Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the maintenance of accurate and timely financial records for Mintel's global operations. You will assist the finance team in various financial processes, gaining valuable experience and contributing to the financial planning and reporting activities.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise the Account Payables and Account Receivables team, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency while leading and developing team members.
- Assist in ensuring compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.
- Contribute to identifying potential areas for process and systems improvements.
- Support the year-end audit process by providing supporting documentation and assistance as needed.
- Support monthly close activities, including assisting with journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and cost assurance activities as required.
- Maintain proper reconciliation of all General Ledger accounts and integrity of Financial Statements.
- Support the intercompany accounting process, assisting with transaction recording and reconciliations.
- Assist in maintaining the Global Chart of Accounts and ensuring alignment with US, EMEA and APAC counterparts.
- Provide financial support and analysis for ad-hoc projects, as required.
- Perform any other ad-hoc duties as assigned by superior.
Requirements:
- Qualified accountant (CPA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Good understanding of accounting principles and standards.
- Experience or understanding of month-end close processes and financial reporting.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with financial data.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.
- Good written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a team. Mandarin speaker will be a plus.
- Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel.
- Willingness to learn and grow within a fast paced global finance team.
What We Offer:
- A culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working.
- Flexible start time and end time.
- Blended (office/home) approach to work.
- Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned.
- Social events, both within the department and across the company.
- Generous annual leave and wider circle employee benefits.
- Additional one day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Membership in Employee Resource Groups (Mintel Diversity, Mintel Wellness, and Mintel Gives).
- Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind, Mintel gives employees 2 days' leave per year to join local volunteering activities organised by our Mintel Gives (where applicable).
- Mental health and wellbeing support via Modern Health App.
- Beautifully designed offices foster collaboration and fun.
Mintel is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to the strength of an inclusive workplace.
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What We Do
Market Intelligence is what sets us apart and what defines us as a brand – literally in fact: when the company was founded in 1972 it took its name from an amalgamation of the two words. We have been defining and refining the Market Intelligence Mix ever since, to offer our clients a unique perspective on the consumer landscape ahead and a clear roadmap with which to navigate it.
So what goes into the market intelligence mix?
MARKET RESEARCH is not the only thing we do, but it is right at the core of our business. The vast range of primary research we carry out and commission is the bedrock of our market intelligence, creating data series we can assess incrementally over the long term to track trends and forecast the future.
MARKET ANALYSIS is the second key element of the market intelligence mix. Our specialist team of market analysts scours the globe for trade, industry and government data, which our statisticians then integrate into meaningful sizing models and future value forecasts for thousands of sectors worldwide.
PRODUCT INTELLIGENCE adds micro-level relevance to the macro context of our market analysis, bringing our clients real-world examples of the launches and goods that are driving the numbers.
COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE is the fourth pillar of our work, keeping our clients abreast of their rivals’ strategies, communications and results, to give them the understanding they need to choose the right response to gain or maintain that crucial competitive edge.
The magic happens when we pull them all together. Trend analysts, category specialists, systems developers, dedicated account teams and client servicing staff work together to provide our clients with understanding as well as knowledge.
That’s our Market Intelligence. That’s how we help businesses grow. It’s why we’re the leaders in it.
