Group Reporting - London, United Kingdom - Career Legal

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Career Legal
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London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

This client, a global law firm with an international network, with offices in many locations including USA, Middle East, Far East and Europe.

They are now looking for a Group Reporting & Treasury Accountant for their London Office.


Main purpose of the role:

the role is primarily responsible for oversight and management of the group's cashflow, including reporting to management and to the group'sbank.

The role also involves some regular management and statutory accounting tasks and ad-hoc tasks within the Group Reporting team.


Responsibilities

  • Manage the firm's cash position by operating the cashflow reporting and forecasting process in which the firm's international offices participate. Owning and optimising all aspects of this process.
  • Consolidate and report the firm's global cash position on a regular basis to monitor the firm's short, medium and long term cash requirements and identify where and when cash surpluses or shortfalls are likely to occur.
  • Recommend cash pooling where appropriate, coordinate and action funding transfers in accordance with approval processes and ensure transactions are accounted for properly.
  • Manage all aspects of regular communication with the firm's bank, including those relating to funding transactions, ensuring actions and responses are provided fully and in accordance with reporting deadlines.
  • Recommend and coordinate occasional sales/purchases of foreign currency, liaising with brokers, obtaining approvals and ensuring transactions are completed and accounted for correctly.
  • Regular reporting and analysis of cashflow position, including variance analysis, and outlook to management boards.
  • Preparation of quarterly consolidated balance sheet and cashflow statement
  • Forecast of short medium term cashflow
  • Calculation of financial covenant compliance, including forward looking.
  • Calculation of partners' individual liability amounts at each quarter end; notification to partners in line with specifications of the Members' Agreement.
  • Regular forecasting of cash position for going concern reporting to the firm's auditors.
  • Support other members of the Group Reporting team in preparation of statutory and management accounts as required.
  • Processing monthly/quarterly interoffice transactions.
  • Graduate and holder of full membership of professional accountancy body.
  • Minimum two years' postqualification experience.
  • Experience of working in a multijurisdiction, multicurrency environment.
  • General and technical skills
  • Use of Excel to advanced level, and reporting tools such as Atlas, Power BI, Powerpoint.
  • Very high standard of written communication and ability to explain and present numerical information effectively, and in a style appropriate to the audience.
  • Familiarity with legal accounting terminology and key performance indicators.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues of all levels and to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Flexibility and a willingness to work additional hours on occasion as required.

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