Assistant Accountant

Location: Belfast

Workplace: Hybrid

The Opportunity:

The Record-to-Report (R2R) Assistant Accountant will provide technical expertise and guidance to the members of theaccounting team and be substantially involved in the implementation of processimprovements for the different accounting processes.

Working at Baker McKenzie:

Baker McKenzie is the world’s leading law firmwith offices all over the world. Our Belfast Centre is home to over 400teammates in both legal and professional services such as finance, IT, marketing,and business support.

We offer one of the best workplace benefitspackages in the business with comprehensive private health cover, incomeprotection, life assurance and a full employee assistance plan. These and ahost of other benefits make us one of the most desirable companies to work forin Belfast.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, diversity,and equity for all and are confident we can provide a career as individual andas exceptional as you.

About the role:

As part of this role, the successful candidatewill:

Responsibilities:

• To have a strong understanding of account reconciliations, including, bank reconciliations, balance sheet accounts, management accounts, statutory accounts, etc., and resolve the reconciling items promptly.
• Record and review journal entries in SAP for the assigned entities/regions in line with the established Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Manage a range of special projects with minimal assistance.
• Assist the Accounting Manager in the management of the team while the Team Lead is on maternity leave including but not limited to delegation of activities, reviewing account reconciliations and journals, and ensuring compliance with SLAs.
• Act as the process Subject Matter Expert by providing on-the-job training/technical support to new team members.
• Responsibility for proactively and continuously exploring opportunities to increase efficiencies within the service.
• Perform and review period-end activities per the financial close schedules and the established guidelines.
• Provide support for internal and external financial audits.

Experience Required

Essential Criteria:

To be successful in this role you will need:

Skills and Experience:

• Qualified Accountant, or part-qualified accountant with extensive relevant Finance experience; experience in Finance Operations and/ or Finance Shared Services in a professional services organization is preferred.
• Accounting Packages experience with SAP experience a plus
• Proven ability to influence, interact, and consult with senior leaders regarding finance processes, guidelines, and compliances.
• Some experience in a relevant field (professional services firm and/or shared service centre is preferred)
• Strong analytical skills
• Proven ability to influence, interact, and consult with senior leaders regarding finance processes, guidelines, and compliances.
• Solid understanding of GAAP, IFRS, and general accounting principles
• Excellent time management and organizational skills