PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT - The best appointment you'll make
W&A is supporting a leading legal firm as they seeking to hire a dynamic Management Accountant to take on a high-profile role within their finance team.
Working out of central Edinburgh (hybrid), your role will have a lot of autonomy, from preparing monthly management accounts to leading on implementing and improving the organisation's current systems and processes.
This is a critical role within a thriving business well suited to a newly qualified accountant from either practice or industry seeking a hands-on role.
About You:
Professionally qualified accountant
Professionalism, integrity, confidentiality, gains trust
Excellent service delivery to internal and external clients
Ability to build trusted relationships
Accuracy and attention to detail
Intermediate to Advanced user of MS Excel
Aptitude for learning and researching new efficiency and reporting software tools
Bring constructive challenge to ways of working, improvement and efficiency recommendations
Key Responsibilities:
Preparation of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary
Weekly KPI reporting for Management Board
Preparation and review of cashflows and forecast requirements
Treasury management
Assisting the preparation of budgets
Maintenance of partner accounts
Preparation and review of financial controls - reconciliations, fixed asset register
Preparation of quarterly VAT return
Preparation of annual accounts and assisting with audit process
Managing the firm’s various group entities
Management of the firm’s Work In Progress and analysis/reporting thereon
Ad hoc research on technical accounting and tax matters
Review of monthly payroll including pension contributions and other benefits
Understand and process set up changes to the firm’s payroll system
Provide coaching and guidance to the more junior members of the team