Job Description

To provide professional and timely accounting service in respect of management information, required system development and clean year end audit of accounts. Supporting all team members with month end duties and use/development of our systems to provide a high quality service to our clients. Ensure all deadlines both internally and externally are met. Strong relationships should be developed with budget holders and have an extensive knowledge of the Budget. Should have ability to work quickly and efficiently within a team environment, and sufficient skills with Excel. This role deputizes for the Financial Controller when away.

Role Accountabilities:

• Ensure timely and accurate production and review of monthly management accounts, with analysis of budget variances performed
• Compilation of ad hoc management information to support Matter Managers on proposals, pricing and managing write offs and their people
• Ensure internal controls and processes with respect to financial and management accounting tasks are followed by all team members
• Ensure systems are continually developed and maintained to meet the needs of the firm and its clients
• Analysis of month end figures, including variances against budget and prior periods with Budget holders
• Analysis of the firm’s working capital position, including WIP, debt and cash collections. Assist in managing client exposures with Matter Managers.
• Production and first review of the monthly management accounts
• Ensure Budget is uploaded and maintained for management account purposes
• Provide support for closing the month end where required to meet the deadline
• Assist in the further development of financial procedures and processes
• Responsible for daily reporting of firm performance to senior management
• Assist with business forecasting and budgeting
• Assist in development of profitability and pricing tools
• Ad hoc reporting around realization and utilization
• Ad hoc financial planning & analysis projects

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Logical, with excellent organizational skills and highly numerate
• Great interpersonal and communications skills both upward and to the team
• Self-disciplined with attention to detail, and ability to self-review
• Good team working skills across all levels of stakeholders
• The ability or desire to manage others to meet high quality expectations and deadlines. Prior team management experience is not essential
• The ability to work to daily, monthly and annual deadlines, and report progress upwards
• A positive and driven attitude which focuses on getting the job done, rather than putting in the hours
• Advanced in using Excel to reconcile, summarize and analyze data efficiently