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Job Title
Financial Accounting Manager
Location
London
Description
The Financial Accounting Manager is a key member of the finance team
involved in all aspects of the statutory accounting and reporting
requirements. They will work closely with the Head of Financial
Accounting and Head of Partnership Finance to provide high quality
accounting services to the Firm.
Duties and Responsibilities
Preparation of the Group and subsidiary financial statements in
accordance with IFRS. This includes producing and coordinating the
notes to financial statements and identifying and managing any
changes to the accounting policies.
Managing the UK and overseas subsidiary statutory accounts process.
Ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards.
Revising and improving group accounting policies to reflect
business changes and amendments in accounting standards.
Liaising with the firm's auditors and external advisors on all
aspects of reporting and ensuring all relevant information is
provided within agreed timeframes.
Provide technical accounting advice as required in accordance with IFRS.
Identifying any accounting or technical issues in accordance with
IFRS and leading on the resolution of those issues.
Ensuring compliance with HMRC and Companies House tax and
statutory reporting requirements.
Keeping statutory information up to date.
Developing and implementing tools and processes to ensure accurate
processing of global costs for statutory reporting.
Review and oversee month end close entries (accruals, prepayments,
depreciation, FX revaluations, ECL provision, accrued/deferred
income, leases, recharges) made by the team and ensuring month end
deliverables are produced within reporting timeframes and in line
with accounting policies.
Review of monthly P&L and Balance Sheet and corresponding
reconciliations including all intercompany accounts between the LLP
and subsidiary entities;
Responsible for preparation, reconciliation and submission of
monthly reporting data into monthly MI reporting platform (Anaplan).
Review of quarterly VAT returns for the LLP and subsidiary entities.
Assist in developing a robust control framework.
Input and recommendations to enhance current
processes/systems/reporting methods.
Responding to ad-hoc information requests and performing ad-hoc analysis/project.
Skills/Experience
A relevant recognised qualification such as ACA/ACCA/CIMA is required.
Strong financial and statutory accounts background.
Practice background preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Legal experience preferred but not essential.
Experience of using Aderant, or other similar practice management
system preferred but not essential.
Excel/spreadsheet working to highest levels.
Ability to write and run SQL queries preferred but not essential.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage a team.
Strong attention to detail.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of
duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You
may be required by your line manager to take on additional
responsibilities when requested.
About The Mishcon de Reya Group
The Mishcon de Reya Group is
an independent international professional service business with law at
its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It
includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading
consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We
have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue
growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an
association with Karas So LLP in Hong
Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and
provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often
do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border,
multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de
Reya andTaylor Vintersmerged. The merger delivers on
both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy and
accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and
life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in
key international innovation hubs globally.
In times of such far-reaching and
profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients
- and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are
here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic
centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital,
and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.
Our purpose remains rooted in our
founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who
make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous
improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion.Mishcon Academy, our in-house place of learning,
development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts
and our innovative impact strategy, including acommitment to be a net zero carbon business, also play a central strategic
role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launchedMishcon Purpose, a first-of-its-kind
sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all
our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of
our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.