This role is accountable for:

• Ownership of monthly payroll postings in the management accounts, working with the payroll team to ensure correct costs are posted at country and practice group level.
• Analysing monthly payroll and identifying key variances to budget, ready to present to senior stakeholders at month end.
• Acting as a point of contact for our international finance teams, and to support on queries where required.
• Co-ordinating the monthly balance sheets, to ensure they are updated by the relevant colleagues to a high standard on a monthly basis, ready for review by the Finance Manager.
• Ownership of payroll and accounts payable balance sheets.
• Ownership of statutory reporting on payment practices and performance.
• Preparing the quarterly consolidated balance sheet for the treasury team.
• Contributing to the UK external audit, particularly on payroll queries.
• Process improvement within areas of accountability.
• Other ad hoc projects as required.

Skills & Experience

• Professionally qualified accountant with industry experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of FRS102 demonstrated by excellent Financial Control experience.
• Management accounts preparation and payroll accounting experience preferred.
• Partnership and international experience preferred but not essential.
• Must be able to work effectively, build strong relationships and be able to work across complex entities, systems and countries.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Key Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail.
• Confident and credible in dealing with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong ability to manage conflicting timescales and multiple projects.
• Organised and efficient with a ‘right first time’ approach to quality of work.

What’s In It For You?

At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

• We’re fair, transparent and equitable
• We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
• We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
• We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
• We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
• We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
• We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
• We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
• We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

For you, For your success. And what's next.

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