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You will be joining a world-renowned, prestigious and very well-established Global Law Firm as their Group Financial Accountant on a full-time, permanent basis. Part of a close-knit team within Financial Accounting, reporting into the Senior Group Financial Accountant, you will be supported by a much larger wider finance team that can provide fantastic progression opportunities in the future. Based in their modern City of London office two days a week, you will have the option to work from home for the remaining three days.
The Role
In your new role, you will be responsible for producing monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting for the Group, supporting the team during the annual Audit, preparing annual consolidated financial statements, posting group level journals, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and book reconciliations. You will prepare quarterly compliance reports and regularly review the financial accounting processes/controls to ensure the team are meeting deadlines efficiently. You will have the opportunity to get involved in company-wide projects including system automation and process improvement.
Role Requirements
In order to succeed in this role, you will need to have at least 1-2 years of experience in a Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Finance Business Partner (or similar) role, ideally in the Legal or Professional Services industry. You will have previously been involved in supporting annual Audits and have relevant Accounting experience including reviewing financial statements under FRS102 for both LLP's and Limited Companies. You will possess the ability to analyse and identify key points, and have a strong desire to develop yourself both personally and professionally. You will be actively studying towards a further Accountancy qualification (AAT/ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and display an ambitious, driven and self-motivated attitude. You will possess excellent written and oral communication skills, be a highly organised individual with a proactive, enthusiastic and willing approach to all tasks, and have a strong level of accuracy. Knowledge of an Accounting software such as Elite 3E would be highly advantageous and you must be a confident Excel user (vlookups, pivot tables and SUMIFs as a minimum). Any exposure to Power BI, Macros and Power Query would be beneficial. You will be a team player with a collaborative attitude, but also possess the ability to work independently in an efficient manner, keeping to tight and often conflicting deadlines.
In Return
You will receive an annual salary of up to £55,000 + annual bonus (discretionary based on individual and company performance, non-contractual) + study support (AAT/ACA/ACCA/CIMA) + benefits. You will be joining a high-performing, supportive and collaborative team who will be there to assist with your initial onboarding and continued learning/development in the business. You will be based in their luxurious City of London office twice a week, with the option to work from home for the remaining three days. This company actively promote flexible, hybrid working options in order to offer a fair work-life balance. You will be part of a very large finance team that can offer amazing career progression opportunities for the future.
What to do now
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