Overview
This is a newly created position to help drive the accounts team as the business continues to grow and thrive. This reports into the COO and is a unique opportunity to put your mark and stamp on an accounts function and team
Client Details
Our client is one of the region’s most established and trusted law firms, advising both commercial and individual clients for over 250 years. They are always on hand to safeguard their clients’ interests, from generation to generation.
Description
- Preparing an annual income and expenses budget in consultation with the MP/COO
- Preparing a monthly financial performance report with variances against budget and previous year
- Preparing ad hoc reports on aspects of the business to support business decisions
- Preparing regular updated cashflow forecasts
- Preparing monthly management accounts
- Assisting the firm’s external accountants with the preparation of statutory accounts
- Assisting with Companies House filings
- Processing client and office account receipts and payments, in accordance with the SRA Accounts Rules
- Handling supplier invoices and payments
- Bank account reconciliations
- Contributing to accurate and timely closure at each month end
- Other miscellaneous accounting tasks and processes as required
Profile
- Broad experience of management accounting, financial reporting and other accounts work in a regulated professional services firm
- Strong Excel skills and familiarity with working in a Microsoft 365 environment
- Aptitude for adapting to new practice and case management, accounting and other software
- Team player qualities and a willingness to help and support colleagues and the wider firm
- An ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally
- Integrity, discretion and trustworthiness
Job Offer
- £35k – £40k salary
- Full study support package
- Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
- Income protection
- Health cash plan, which offers discounted gym membership and many other benefits
- Employee assistance programme
- Free car parking
- 25 days holiday in addition to public holidays
