Project Group Accountant- Law Firm- 6 month FTC

***Working for one of the leading global law firms***

Hybrid

• Working with the global financial controller and the financial accounts manager, rolling out global projects.

• Providing review and analysis of international/ local office accounts as part of group consolidation including review of balance sheet accounts
• Improving consistency across global finance teams and implementing efficiencies
• Preparation of group accounts and working with group auditors
• Working with international tax team providing reporting to support tax submissions including preparation for Pillar Two
• Ad hoc projects

Duties will include:

• Group Management Accounts
• Assisting in thepreparation of monthly management accounts for the UK region. This includes preparing specific month end adjustments, providing support to Business Services directors/Management of the firm and reviewing the monthly figures for the UK region.
• Preparation of international adjustments (eg. Bad debts, rebates, cost allocations).
• Liaising with local finance teams to ensure timely completion of management accounts.
• Assisting with accounting complications, journal processing, the review of balance sheet control accounts and ensuring compliance with the firm's policies.
• Contributing to the preparation of quarterly Group management accounts for the firm, together with supporting commentary explaining and interpreting the results
• Working with International finance teams to help them to understand their results.

• Involvement in the preparation of the Group's Limited Liability Partnership and subsidiary financial statements under applicable International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Working closely with the audit team and liaising with the accountants in the Group offices to ensure that the audit completes efficiently.
• Working with international tax team providing reporting to support tax submissions including preparation for Pillar Two.

• Qualified Accountant
• Ability to deal with managers at a senior level and partners both in and outside the UK when required
• Group Accounting Experience -Management Accounting and Statutory accounting
• Law Firm experience preferred, but not essential, professional services and commercial backgrounds welcome
• Experience dealing with International offices