Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Hiring for Group Financial Accountant Job at Manchester, England Full Time

The Group Financial Accountant will prepare the Limited Liability Partnership Accounts for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in accordance with IFRS and will have extensive involvement with the Firm’s audit.

This role will also have responsibility for implementing global policies & procedures and for the integrity of the firms’ global consolidation, as well as for ad-hoc support for other Group Finance functions.

Key responsibilities and deliverables

• Preparation of the Limited Liability Partnership accounts for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). These accounts will be subject to a considerable amount of scrutiny by the Firm’s competitors, clients and the legal press;
• Responsibility for the integrity of worldwide data included in the firm’s consolidated accounts. The process of preparing the LLP accounts requires the consolidation of the Firm’s global results incorporating branches and separate entities throughout the world;
• Management/processing of the firm- wide cost recharges;
• Interact with the group finance team in Manchester and regional accounting teams throughout the network to ensure full understanding of the requirements for the consolidation process and to provide support/ guidance during the process;
• Preparation of year adjustments for international offices. The consolidation process will identify adjustments which need to be reflected in each office’s local accounting records and these will need to be notified and explained to each office following the preparation of the accounts;
• Extensive liaison with the firm’s external auditors
• Preparation of statutory accounts for UK subsidiaries in accordance with FRS 101/102;
• Extensive liaison with the Group Tax team, to provide support for the Firm’s tax computations, and other filing requirements

Key requirements

• Ambitious part-qualified accountant or newly qualified ACA/ACCA
• Experienced in preparing consolidated financial accounts in accordance with IFRS in a multi-currency environment;
• The ability to manipulate large volumes of data in a multi-currency environment;
• Ability to gain a good overview of the global Firm as well as being prepared to get involved in the detail;
• Confident when communicating with staff and management at all levels;
• Numerate, methodical and proactive;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Friendly, outgoing, social personality;
• Must be a team player.

Competencies

• Clear and concise written and oral communication skills;
• The ability to build working relationships with a range of people at all levels;
• Proactive approach with a ‘can-do’ attitude;
• Identifies and communicates opportunities to improve the way that work is done;
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage tasks efficiently;
• Works successfully as part of a team, sharing knowledge, collaborating with and supporting colleagues;
• Excellent customer service skills with a helpful and responsive approach;
• Flexible in approach and adaptable to change;
• Resilient and calm under pressure;
• Motivated, results and delivery focused with a commitment to quality of work;
• Takes ownership and actively looks for personal learning and development opportunities;
• An understanding of working across cultural boundaries.

Inclusion

Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered by the firm on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.

Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer. We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only when a conditional job offer is made. A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer: we make decisions on a case by case basis and take a number of factors into account (e.g. the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence). You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.