International Finance Accountant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - CMS UK

CMS UK

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an International Finance Accountant supporting the overseas operations on a 6 month fixed-term contract.

About CMS
CMS is a Future Facing firm.

With 75 offices in 43 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.

CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence.

We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services.

Our bold approach to a changing future ensuresthat we nurture our employees and recruit top talent.

About the Role
The international accounting function covers the following main tasks:

Working with the local finance teams to ensure that firm wide accounting system (3E) accurately reflects the local transactions and are suitable for inclusion in the firm wide management and UK group statutory financial statements.

Working with the local offices to ensure that all regulatory filings are made on time and agree to local accounting records (including any reconciliations to 3E).

Key tasks include

Assisting local offices with preparation of year end accounts and working papers for audits
Respond to adhoc financial queries by gathering and interpreting data

Management of year end audits / preparation of financial statements for international and CEE offices e.g., UK LLPs (Beijing, Dubai, Israel, Munich, Nominees, Singapore), Holborn Law, Oman, Turkish Attorney Partnership, Lau, Horton & Wise.

Provide accounting support to overseas offices
Calculate loan interest and posting to local ledger
Complete month end close process of several overseas local offices
Reconcile CEE & International 3E to local accounts
monthly / quarterly
annual financial statements
Identify differences and understand why they arise
Review 3E accounts
local 'accruals' basis
local statutory basis
group partnership basis.
UK group stat basis
Ensure each basis is accounted for correctly including ensuring IM adjustments are posted correctly in each book
Manage bottom half of balance sheet
partner drawings & distributions etc are posted correctly and rolled up to current accounts
Retained earnings are allocated to partners
Action necessary postings to correct.
Monthly review of balance sheets / P&L. Identify unusual / incorrect balances and help to correct where necessary.
Review month end postings checklist to ensure completion by every office.
Manage and action running list of accounting issues in each entity in conjunction with local finance teams.

About You
Previous experience

Working as part of a financial accounting team

Professional/Educational Qualification

Graduate level education.
A relevant professional accountancy qualification (CA, ACA, ACCA)
Strong technical accounting skills with knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP

Skills & Experience required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate at all levels.
Confident professional manner
Strong analytical skills
Grasps, retains and analyses complex information and concepts, great attention to detail.
Deliver high quality, risk aware, pragmatic and practical advice in client friendly, jargon free language (oral and written).
Has an excellent understanding of best use of IT and other support functions to enhance advice and services, both within the firm and externally to clients.

Equal Opportunities
At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do.

We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximisetheir potential and thrive.

For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.