Our client are multi-disciplinary business consultants to the legal sector. They help law firms and new entrants to the legal market to define and achieve their objectives. Their Partners and Associates cover the full spectrum of business services – including senior management and executive officer roles, Human Resources, IT,
Finance, Risk Management & Compliance, Information Resources, Business Development and Marketing. We have been behind some of the most innovative and successful law firm launches in recent years and have built long term relationships with an impressive and diverse client base culture.
They are now looking for an experienced Finance Senior Associate.
Responsibilities
- Building client relationships and trust to operate as mini-FD to several of our clients
- Preparing monthly management accounts and annual budgets
- Preparing reports and ad-hoc analysis to support decision making
- Engaging Partners on billing, credit control and drawings
- Preparation of draft annual financial accounts
- Build and maintain balance sheet monthly reconciliation processes
- Maintaining financial controls for client UK and overseas entities
- Maintaining Partner current accounts and tax reserves
- Helping select and set up new practice management systems and finance processes as new clients on-board
- Approving payments and transfers from bank accounts
- Handling accounting, tax, VAT and other finance queries
Candidate Profile
- Qualified Accountant with at least 3 year’s post qualified experience.
- Experience of working in an international and multi-currency environment preferred
- Understanding of LLP accounting and a mix of financial control, reporting and operational finance experience
- Excellent communication skills, gravitas and professionalism
- Flexible team player, capable of delivering excellent work in a fast paced, multi-client environment
Important Notice
It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted, you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful, and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.
Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.
