Our client advises the world's leading corporations, investment funds and financial institutions on their most critical legal needs and business opportunities. The Firm's approximately 500 lawyers are based in North America and Europe.
TheyarenowlookingtorecruitaManagementAccountant.BasedinLondontheManagementAccountantwilltakeownershipofgeneralledgerandmonth-endcloseactivitiesfortheLondonofficewhilesupportingbroaderEuropeanoperations.Therolecombinescorefinancialcontrolresponsibilitieswithmanagementreporting,taxcoordination,andclientaccountcompliance,requiringahands-on,detail-orientedindividualwhocanoperateacrossmultiplejurisdictionsandengageeffectivelywithbothfinanceandnon-financestakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own/preparemonth-endcloseactivitiesfortheLondonofficeinaccordancewithfirmpoliciesandapplicableaccountingstandards.
- Maintainthegeneralledger,includingjournalpreparation/posting,intercompanypostings,andreclassifications.
- Performbalancesheetreconciliationsandensuretimelyresolutionofreconcilingitems(bank,payroll,fixedassets,intercompany,VATaccounts,etc.).
- PrepareandreviewP&Landbalancesheetanalysis,investigatingvariancesandtrends.
- Supportcashmanagementactivities,includingbankreconciliationsandpaymentrunsupportasneeded.
- Management accounting and reporting
- Supportbudgetingandforecastingcycles
- Providecostcentrereportingtobudgetownersandassistwithqueryresolution.
- Tax coordination and basic accounting coverage - Frankfurt and Brussels
- Coordinatelocaltaxcomplianceprocesseswithexternaladvisers/payrollproviders(e.g.,VATfilings,wagetax-relatedreporting,otherlocallyrequiredfilings),ensuringdeadlinesaremetanddocumentationiscomplete.
- SupportbasicaccountingactivitiesforFrankfurtandBrussels(e.g.,routinejournals,reconciliations,invoicecodingsupport,localvendorqueries).
- Assistwithpreparation/coordinationofinformationforlocalstatutoryaccountsandaudits,actingastheFinancepointofcontactforexternalaccountants.
- EnsureproperintercompanyaccountingandcostallocationsbetweenLondon/Frankfurt/Brusselsasrequiredbyfirmpolicy.
- SupportcompliancewiththeSRAAccountsRulesandinternalfirmpoliciesrelatingtoclientmoney,ensuringappropriatesegregation,authorisation,andaudittrail.Assistwithclientaccountreconciliations(e.g.,clientledgertobank,andbanktocashbook)andensurereconciliationsarecompletedaccuratelyandonschedule,withtimelyescalationofexceptions.
- Helpmonitorandactionresidualclientbalances,includingreporting,investigation,andcoordinationwithrelevantteamstoresolve/returnbalancesinlinewithpolicy.
- Supportclient-to-officetransfersandothermovements(e.g.,disbursements,billsandreceipts)toensuretheyareproperlysupported,correctlycoded,andprocessedinaccordancewiththeRulesandfirmprocedures.
- Assistwithrespondingtoaudit/compliancequeriesrelatingtoclientaccounting,includingpreparingsupportingdocumentationforinternalreviewsandexternalinspections.
- Maintain clear documentation of processes and controls for client accounting activities, and contribute to continuous improvement of controls and reconciliation procedures.
TheCandidate
- Qualifiedaccountant(ACA/ACCA/CIMAorequivalent).
- Provenexperienceingeneralledgeraccountingandmonth-endclose,ideallyinaprofessionalservicesenvironment(lawfirmexperienceisaplus).
- Solidmanagementaccountingskills:varianceanalysis,reporting,andtheabilitytotranslatenumbersintoclearnarrative.
- Strongreconciliationdisciplineandattentiontodetail,withacontrol-mindedapproach.
- AdvancedExcelskills(pivots,lookups,basicmodelling);comfortableworkingwithfinancesystems/ERPs.
- Strongorganisationalskillswiththeabilitytomanagemultipledeadlinesacrossjurisdictions.
- Clearcommunicator,abletoworkconfidentlywithnon-financestakeholders.
- Candemonstrateaproactive,hands-onapproach,tobeinvolvedinbothaccountingandsupportingtransactionalactivities
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