The Group Financial Accountant is responsible for managing the annual Group statutory audit, preparing financial statements and cash flow forecasting.
The Group Financial Accountant role reports into the Group Financial Reporting Manager and has two direct Group Assistant Accountant reports.
Audit and Stats:
- Preparation of consolidated year-end statutory accounts in accordance with UK GAAP and for foreign branches and subsidiaries in local GAAP.
- Liaising with external auditors as the key contact during annual audit with provision of information and completion of statutory accounts.
- Preparing the monthly Claims Ltd statutory accounts and sharing on a quarterly basis with the CSG & LLP CFOs.
- Organisation of, and preparation for, subsidiary board meetings.
- Preparation and maintenance of key financial documents including the Group Accounting Policies.
- Assisting in the preparation of materials for the LLP Board and Audit Committee meetings.
- Preparing analysis on the Group's financial performance compared with other Law Firms.
- Preparing the reconciliation of local subsidiary to Group statutory accounts.
Finance Business Partnering Support:
- Lead on all technical accounting matters, providing guidance and support to the Finance Business Partner and Business Services Directors.
- Provide assistance on business cases and project accounting on an ad-hoc basis.
Intercompany, VAT and Payment Practices:
- Preparing the monthly intercompany billing matrix reconciliation and posting the exchange rate journal.
- Preparing analysis for the intercompany billing settlements.
- Assisting on the preparation of the quarterly Group VAT return.
- Managing other external reporting requirements such as the submission of Payment Practices and surveys.
Team Management:
- Play a key role in the development of the team through regular coaching and 1-2-1s as well as conducting annual appraisals and related quarterly reviews.
- Identify and recognise positive performance and behaviours. Making a significant contribution to the know-how and development of others where knowledge gaps have been identified.
Other:
- Dealing with ad hoc queries from the business.
- Assisting with ad hoc tasks and projects as delegated by the Chief Financial Officer / Director Of Business Finance / Head of Group Financial Reporting and Control.
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Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA), ideally from practice, with post qualification experience desirable.
- Experienced in preparing financial statements essential.
- Strong technical accounting skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.
- Able to communicate confidently orally and in writing with senior stakeholders in the business.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively with a proactive mindset.
- Previous coaching/mentoring of junior staff.
- Strong skills in Excel are required.
- IT literate with working knowledge of MS Windows applications. Experience of working with 3E would be a distinct advantage.
- Must be a highly motivated self-starter, able to work well within a team environment.
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We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
