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Job DescriptionResponsibilities:
- Monthly and quarterly accounting close activities for assigned company codes in US
markets and Canada (primarily US Metadata, Canada)
- Coordination with operations team and finance team counterparts to determine proper
accounting treatment for business decisions and assisting with Purchase Order/payment
processing
- Provide leadership and oversight to US/Canada accounting teams in GCC
- Coordination of documentation/issue resolution and leadership of GCC accounting team
to meet Nielsen controllership objectives
- Review of manual journal entries and supporting documentation in accordance with
Nielsen accounting policies (primarily US Metadata, Canada) ~ 50 MJEs on a monthly
basis, each less than $1M
- Review of account reconciliations in accordance with Nielsen accounting policies; drive
improvement in the account reconciliation quality by working with GCC accounting team
on efficiencies and better quality (primarily US Metadata, Canada) ~ 40 on a monthly
basis
- Continuous process improvement
- Audit assistance for annual audit, including submission of requested documentation and
addressing questions resulting from audit (primarily US Metadata, Canada)
- Support Canada tax filings and other government regulatory requirements on a monthly
and annual basis
- Review and approve Canada payroll
Qualifications/Experience:
- BS in accounting from an accredited university
- 8 - 10 years of experience
- Chartered Accountant
- Effective communication skills
- Attention to detail, accuracy and strong organizational/time management skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Must be able to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
- Experience with SAP (S4 Hana)
- Experience with Blackline a plus
- Strong Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills
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Nielsen shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience insights, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future. An S&P 500 company, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) operates around the world in more than 55 countries.
