Management Accountant

Based in our London office, this role will sit in the Reporting and Analysis team. There are c.67 employees in the Finance team based across London, Cheltenham, and Hong Kong, and it is divided into four key areas

• Reporting and Analysis (including Management Accounts, Business Intelligence, Financial Control, and Business Partnering teams)
• Financial Systems
• Cash Operations; and
• Revenue, Pricing and Credit Control

The role will focus primarily on the UK reporting requirements of the global CRS group. Reporting into the Financial Accounting Manager and working with the Management Accounts team, the Management Accountant will also work very closely with the wider Reporting and Analysis team. The role forms a key part of the Finance function's support of the UK offices. Forming relationships with other parts of Finance and Heads of Business Resource departments will be a key part of the role. The candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of activities, contributing to the team’s reporting strategy and will be expected to take ownership of a number of tasks, particularly in relation to the monthly management accounts and annual budget process.

Role and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the production of UK monthly management accounts, including P&Ls, balance sheet, cash flows, and supporting reports such as variance analysis to required deadlines
• Assisting in the month-end and year-end close process in order to ensure timely production of management accounts. This includes understanding monthly processes being used in the firm’s management accounts software, xCelerate
• Responsible for production of headcount and other KPI reports looking for variances to budget and investigating any issues
• Responsible for preparation of balance sheet reconciliations including intercompany, accounts payable, bank loans, other debtors/creditors, and PAYE and following up with any issues identified
• Liaising with the Accounts Payable team with respect to expenses, invoice postings, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Responsible for preparation and maintenance of UK accruals and prepayments
• Assisting in the maintenance of the fixed asset register
• Review of monthly overhead expenditure reports and variance analysis looking for variances and following up with business support owners to investigate any issues and understand consequences on overheads budgets
• Supporting other members of the reporting and analysis team with various tasks
• Responsible for the completion of the UK overheads budget and assisting in the preparation of other areas of the annual budget, including the use of the budgeting tool within xCelerate
• Assisting with the annual audit process
• Assisting with ad-hoc projects and reporting as and when they may arise
• Understanding the 3e general ledger setups and assisting with maintenance of those
• Assisting with the management of the management accounts software, xCelerate including overhead allocation methodology
• Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.