Ropes & Gray LLP
Lead Accountant
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Overview of the Role
The Lead Accountant, Europe, supports the Director of Finance, Europe & Asia and Manager of International Accounting, financial accounting, management reporting and tax compliance support. The role requires an accountant who can produce accurate, well-documented work, exercise judgment on accounting and tax matters, and partner effectively across finance functions.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Prepare and review reconciliations and support analyses, identifying, researching, and resolving reconciling items promptly.
- Produce management reporting, variance analysis on ad hoc reporting when directed for the Director of Finance, Europe & Asia.
- Prepare VAT calculations and related documentation for European offices, ensuring filings are supported by complete and accurate records.
- Support statutory accounts, tax return materials, and audit deliverables for European and relevant international offices, liaising with external advisers and auditors as required.
- Monitor tax, VAT, and statutory compliance deadlines and support the firm’s commitment to regulatory compliance and fiduciary responsibility.
- Maintain accounting records for selected international offices, ensuring entries are complete, accurate, timely, and supported by appropriate documentation.
- Evaluate internal controls over financial reporting and recommend improvements to strengthen accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
- Stay current on relevant accounting standards, tax laws, and regulatory changes affecting the firm’s European operations.
- Work with the Lead Accountant, Asia, and other Finance colleagues to prepare tax return and accounting materials for Ropes & Gray offices in London, Dublin, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, and any future European offices.
- Support Pillar Two reporting
- Collaborate on ad hoc projects, including new office openings, process improvements, system enhancements, and finance transformation initiatives.
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Qualifications & Skills
The successful candidate will be a qualified, experienced accountant with strong financial accounting, control, and reporting experience, ideally gained in a professional services or partnership environment.
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- Comfortable taking ownership of complex reconciliations, statutory and tax deliverables, management reporting, and audit support while working collaboratively across jurisdictions.
- Demonstrate sound judgment, strong organization, and the ability to produce accurate, well-documented work under time-sensitive deadlines.
Specific requirements include:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred with relevant experience in financial accounting, audit, tax, or professional services.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to Finance colleagues and non-finance stakeholders.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence using financial systems, reporting tools, and large data sets.
- Highly organized, accurate, self-motivated, and able to manage competing deadlines with limited supervision.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate variances and resolve complex accounting issues.
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