Financial Controller
Full Time
Job Description
- Working closely with the Head of Reporting to manage the preparation and improve the delivery of timely monthly management reports and to ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
- Support month-end and year-end close processes
- Manage working capital and cash flow forecasts and ensure compliance with banking covenants
- Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
- Coordinate the preparation of annual consolidated financial statements and schedules for audit in accordance with accounting and SORP regulations
- Assisting with the preparation and provision of partner specific financial information for partner appraisal and remuneration processes
- Review, develop and document finance business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Working with the Partnership Tax Manager to ensure Partner transactions and Partner Current and Capital Accounts are maintained and controlled.
- Be credible and build good working relationships with Business Leaders and Executive Committee Members
- Assist International finance colleagues with financial support as necessary
- Additional controller duties as necessary
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have worked as a Financial Controller or headed up an Accounting team
- Experience of preparing consolidated accounts and monthly financial reporting.
- Must be a qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
- Prior experience working in a Law Firm would be preferable but is not a pre-requisite
- Competent at using the Microsoft Office suite (particularly Excel including use of macros) and experience with reporting tools such as PowerBI, Cognos, Tableau or similar products.
- Experience of seeking and implementing ways to improve on current practice.
- An ability to develop and enhance finance processes to meet business needs
- Must have driven and dynamism to take on and proactively challenge processes
- Must be conscientious, accurate and have a methodical approach to work.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, (e.g. articulate when communicating to partners and key staff, and able to present financial results to non-accountants)
- Strong relationship building skills with ability to deal with partners, fee earners and other staff at all levels.
- A team player with a flexible and pro-active approach to work with the ability to work autonomously.
- Excellent planning and organizing skills – able to handle multiple tasks.
- Numerate.
- Shows commitment to the role and team and is hard working and able to work to tight deadlines when required
- Displays a willingness to learn and actively seeks new work and challenges.
- Takes personal responsibility for maintaining personal development.
- Professional and credible in attitude and appearance.
- Prepared to work overtime during peak periods.
- Prepared to travel to offices in the UK and Western Europe as necessary
Reference no: 102267