Assistant Financial Analyst (Law Firm)

International Law Firm-, NEWLY CREATED FINANCIAL CONTROL TEAM

An opportunity has arisen for a Junior Financial Analyst to join the Financial Control team. The role will assist with the preparation of the monthly management accounts and annual budget. The role will include elements of change as the current systems and processes are developed which will allow for a range of additional opportunities.

Key activities/responsibilities

Management accounting:

• Reviewing monthly financial information, discovering and documenting variances.
• Production of a range of journals including monthly accruals, prepayments, inter office and payrolls.
• Assisting in maintaining the chart of accounts and being a key contact for changes.
• Assisting in preparing a worldwide salary database including a mix of salary costs and headcounts.
• Assisting with producing monthly reports for the senior members of the team to distribute to partners, directors and office managers.
• Assisting with any ad hoc queries.
• Preparing the monthly reconciliations of a range of balance sheet areas including fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, salaries and taxes.

Budgeting:

• Assisting with building the budget models, gathering and inputting data.
• Processing the final data loads into the accounting system, including rates and general ledger data.
• Assisting with the review process, identifying variances and unusual information.
• Assisting with any new developments such as template or system changes.

Financial accounting:

• Assisting with the annual statutory audit requesting information from other areas of the business.
• Providing the reconciliations of accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and payrolls and be prepared to be the contact for any queries relating to these.

Other:

• Providing recommendations on change and improvements.
• Assisting with any ad hoc projects and developments particularly to the accounting system.
• Being a key contact to the International Finance teams.
• Assisting with the preparation of data for a new global expense management system.
• Preparing the data required for the annual press releases.
• Assisting with the preparation of a range of benchmarking surveys including PWC and Deloitte.
• Producing a range of national statistic surveys.

Skills and experience - essential

• Excellent Excel skills.
• Experience of dealing with senior management.
• Experience of working through change.
• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Studying for an accounting qualification is desirable but not a requirement.

Skills and experience - desired

• Knowledge of Power BI and Expert would be preferable.
• Studying for an accounting qualification is desirable but not a requirement.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits and wellbeing package for all employees.