UK Accountant

Norton Rose LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a qualified UK Accountant to join their Management Accounts team in Leeds. This role requires coordination of monthly reporting, including variance analysis, and overseeing balance sheet reconciliations. Candidates should be CCAB qualified with experience in international consolidation and UK GAAP. Proficient use of Microsoft Excel is essential. The position also involves supporting the statutory audit and providing timely information to the Tax team for compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in multi-currency consolidation and group accounting.
• Expertise in UK GAAP and IFRS/IAS required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare UK management accounts and variance analysis.
• Coordinate annual statutory audit for the UK LLP Group.
• Provide information to the Tax team for income tax and VAT returns.

Skills

International and multi-currency consolidation

UK GAAP

IFRS/IAS

Microsoft Excel

General ledger systems

Education

Qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent)

Job description

We're recruiting a qualified UK Accountant to join our ManagementAccounts team, based in Leeds. The role sits within our UK LLP financefunction, and will have primary responsibility for the preparation ofthe UK management accounts.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated lawfirms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, businessand government meet. We deliver commercially focused businesssolutions by combining our legal, lobbying and political capabilitiesand invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of clients,from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses,start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.

More than 1,500 lawyers in 45 offices across 20 countries on fivecontinents provide unrivalled access to expertise. In the UK, we haveoffices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportiveworking environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UKoffices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplaceculture and development programmes provide a variety of flexibleworking options to support individuals' life journeys, helping ourpeople pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

Our Finance team in Leeds is a large team providing centralisedsupport for all the UK offices. We take pride in providing a worldclass service to the firm's internal and external clients.

Based in Leeds and reporting to the FinancialController-International (UK LLP), the successful candidate will beresponsible for coordinating the timely production of monthlyreporting, including variance analysis, and supporting both internaland statutory consolidations. You will work closely with colleaguesacross the Management Accounts team to ensure accurate, high-qualityreporting is delivered to agreed deadlines.

You will oversee the balance sheet reconciliation and substantiationprocess, reviewing reconciliations and managing follow-ups withaccount owners as required. The role will also involve accounting forprepayments, accruals, work in progress valuation, fixed assets,creditors and reserves, working collaboratively with Finance and thewider business to ensure accurate and timely accounting.

The position will support the annual statutory audit of the UK LLPGroup, including planning activity, resolving issues and meetingagreed deadlines. You will also contribute to the UK budgetingprocess, with a particular focus on cost analysis and identifyingtrends, and will coordinate the preparation of industry surveys andNational Statistics submissions.

In addition, you will provide timely and accurate information to theTax team to support UK LLP income tax and VAT returns, advising onaccounting versus tax treatment where required. The role includesdaily reporting on key financial metrics, such as cash and fee income,as well as providing wider team support and cover in line withbusiness needs.

You

You will be a qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) withessential experience of international and multi-currency consolidationand group accounting.

You will bring a strong working knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS/IAS andCompanies House requirements, together with a confident and competentapproach to systems and technology. You will be comfortable usingMicrosoft Office, particularly Excel, and will have experience workingwith general ledger systems in a complex reporting environment.

This role requires a hands-on and flexible approach, with the abilityto adapt to changing priorities and provide support to colleagues asrequired. You will be comfortable taking ownership of your work whilecontributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be a professional and credible communicator, withstrong analytical skills and the ability to influence and engageeffectively with senior stakeholders. Well organised and resilient,you will be comfortable working to deadlines and managing competingdemands in a fast-paced setting.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, pleasevisit our careers site at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers. We areunable to process applications sent directly by email. Please completean online application.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce isrepresentative of our society. We welcome applications regardless ofage, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race,religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity andexpression or other legally protected characteristics. We will makereasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process toensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.