Assistant Financial Controller

2 weeks ago

Guildford, United Kingdom Career Legal Full time

This international law firm works from over 20 global offices, their work is cross-border, high profile and complex. They work across many businesses area including insurance, energy, corporate and dispute resolution. They are currently looking for a Assistant Financial Controller to join their Guildford office on a permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to advance their career in Legal Finance. **Responsibilities** - Responsible for creating and uploading month end journals into the GL to ensure integrity in the reported financials and adhering to the timetable. - Analysing relevant sections of the firm's accounts to enable the production of meaningful commentary against comparatives. - Using and developing a dialogue with stakeholders that encourages transparency and avoids "finance-speak" with non-finance staff. - Developing and maintaining fixed asset registers, ensuring accuracy and completeness. - Ensuring that relevant monthly balance sheet account reconciliations are completed on a timely basis and differences are investigated and resolved promptly. - Assisting the UK Financial Controller when dealing with all Accounts Payable matters. - Establishing an efficient and effective process for information gathering for budgets and forecasts. - Assisting with the production of cash flow forecasts utilising knowledge gained through the month end close and budget /forecast processes. - Contributing to the review of existing processes and controls to identify improvements that can be introduced to ensure financial processes and controls operate effectively and efficiently on a day-to-day basis. - Assisting with the development and implementation of financial policies, ensuring that they remain current and relevant. - Contributing to the development of a risk management process. - Assisting with the completion of accurate and timely statutory reporting. - Liaising with auditors about queries and information requested during the interim and final audit process. - Assisting the UK Financial Controller in producing periodic VAT returns and working with the Tax team to understand movements. - Responsible for completion of ONS and other regulatory reporting. - Taking responsibility for completing or assisting with completion of relevant ad hoc finance queries as may occur from time to time. - Qualified Accountant —ACA, ACCA, CIMA - Experience of 3E is desirable - Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel - Previously having worked within professional services, law firm experience desirable - Must be self-motivated, highly organised, accurate, with strong attention to detail and be able to work with mínimal supervision - Flexible and enthusiastic with the ability to manage own workload, priorities and deadlines. - Can do attitude with the ability to identify and solve problems quickly. **Important Notice** Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.

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