Kantar - Senior Internal Controls Manager

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Job Details:

Senior Internal Controls Manager - India Kantar Business Services (APAC Region).

Role Overview:

The Senior Internal Controls Manager role will be instrumental in shaping and leading the control assurance programme within India Kantar Business Services, with oversight across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Reporting to the Group Head of Controls, the Senior Internal Controls Manager will be responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously monitoring financial and operational controls, ensuring alignment with Kantar's Minimum Control Standards (MCS).

This role will lead a dedicated team, working closely with APAC markets to drive consistency, strengthen governance, and support business integrity across the region.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design the controls assurance programme for India KBS in collaboration with the Head of Controls.

- Champion the embedding of Kantar's Minimum Control Standards across APAC, serving as the regional lead for all control-related matters.

- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls in line with the approved testing calendar.

- Document test results, evaluate risk and impact, and communicate identified gaps to relevant stakeholders.

- Lead the regional self-assessment process and ensure high-quality reporting standards.

- Oversee the self-certification exercise, ensuring full adoption of control standards across business units.

- Conduct control testing in line with the global programme, both virtually and on-site.

- Produce detailed reports on testing outcomes and recommend corrective or improvement actions to leadership.

- Support timely and effective remediation of control gaps and follow up on corrective actions.

- Collaborate with global colleagues to promote standardisation, share best practices, and contribute to firmwide initiatives, including incident investigations and process changes.

- Participate in ongoing quality reviews and control monitoring activities.

- Assist the Head of Controls with Audit Committee reporting and other ad hoc governance requirements.

Role Requirements & Capabilities

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

- Professional qualification (e.ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA or equivalent) or actively working towards one.

- Minimum of 6 years' experience in industry, consulting, or external audit, with a focus on internal/external audit, risk management, or business process improvement.

- Strong understanding of finance processes, risks, and controls within mid-size or listed organisations.

- Willingness to travel as required across the APAC region.

- Familiarity with internal control frameworks and regulatory requirements.

- Proven ability to work across diverse teams and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

- Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Why join Kantar?.

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We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else.

Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well.

Equality of opportunity for our people is our highest priority and we encourage our people to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing.

While we encourage our colleagues to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all, and we're flexible in our approach to ensure people feel included and accepted.

We're committed to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, which is why we welcome applications from all background and sections of society.

Even if you feel like you're not a perfect fit, we'd love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.