Three Crowns LLP
Finance Manager
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Three Crowns Overview
Three Crowns is a leading international arbitration firm. Founded over a decade ago by prominent practitioners who held senior leadership positions at major full-service firms, Three Crowns was purpose-built for excellence in international arbitration.
The firm has grown to over 180 professionals, including 19 partners, across offices in Dubai, London, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, and Washington DC. Three Crowns is ranked among the top two firms globally for international arbitration by GAR, the industry's benchmark publication, and is the only firm to hold Band 1 rankings across Chambers Global, Europe, France, and UK for international arbitration.
The Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Finance Manager plays a key role in contributing to the firm’s financial controls, performance and growth. This is a varied role offering the opportunity to contribute to firm-wide projects, process improvements and strategic initiatives across an internationally recognised law firm.
Responsibilities
- Management Accounting and Reporting
- Responsibility for preparation of monthly management accounts.
- Preparation of monthly accrual and prepayments.
- Maintain balance sheet monthly reconciliation processes and fixed asset register.
- Ensure integrity of financial data during the monthly close process.
- Financial Reporting
- Assisting with the preparation of statutory financial statements under UK and international GAAP.
- Liaising with auditors and other advisors across all of the jurisdictions that the firm operates in.
- Support the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes for the firm.
- Responsibility for firm-wide cost reporting including supporting Business Services heads in analysing budget vs actual performance.
- Taxation and Compliance
- Support the preparation of multi-jurisdictional tax accounts and analysis.
- Prepare and support indirect tax return and reporting processes across all jurisdictions.
- Liaising with external advisors on ad hoc projects such as tax audits, office expansions and queries on firm or partner tax affairs.
- Treasury Management
- Prepare and review monthly cash flow forecasts.
- Assist the Financial Controller in ensuring adequate funding is in place and excess cash can be moved where appropriate.
- Partner Accounting
- Assisting with partner profit calculations and distributions.
- Support the Financial Controller with partner equity capital including liaising with banks that provide external funding.
- Payroll
- Responsibility for payroll activities across all jurisdictions.
- Prepare the annual PSA return.
- Supporting the HR team on a variety of topics that impact payroll.
- Ad hoc Projects
- The Finance Manager will also be a key contributor to a wide range of ad hoc projects across offices and business services departments.
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Competitive candidates will possess the following:
- A qualification as an Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent).
- Experience of working in an international and multi-currency environment.
- An understanding of LLP accounting and economics.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong understanding and experience of Practice Management Systems (ideally Aderant).
- A reliable, adaptable and flexible approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail, sound judgement and a practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving.
- Excellent Excel skills and a good understanding of accounting software principles.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient at analysing financial and operational data and preparing analysis for executive consumption.
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