£ 40000 Per year
Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Preparation of the monthly Accounts.
- Revenue calculations.
- Review of overheads.
- Month end journals including prepayments and accruals.
- Department statistics.
- Headcount and performance targets.
- Maintaining fixed asset register.
- Supporting junior members of the Finance team on day-to-day queries.
- Month end processes.
- Legal Practice Management System guidance.
- General daily support to the legal departments, providing financial guidance to non-finance staff.
- Interpreting general ledgers.
- Legal Practice Management System guidance.
- Ad-hoc financial analysis.
- Support the Finance Operations Manager throughout our annual audit, assisting with the supply of requested information.
- Ad-hoc analysis to support decision making for the Management Team, and helping to drive improved business performance.
- Looking for and suggesting financial improvement opportunities for the Firm based on the Account preparation.
- Looking for and suggesting efficiency improvements within the Finance processes, reporting improvements, and any other opportunity to improve the role and value it brings to the team and wider Firm.
- Ad-hoc support as required on a variety of projects that are firm-wide in scope.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified or part qualified (looking to complete professional qualification) - CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent.
- QBE would also be considered.
- Experience of working in professional services (legal sector preferred) or industry.
- Experienced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (required).
- Experience in producing management accounts.
- Experience working from financial practice management systems (legal practice management systems desirable).
Reference no: 110778