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International Management Accountant - 12 months FTC

Employer
DLA Piper
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
19 Jul 2019

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Job Details

THE OPPORTUNITY  

We're looking to recruit a Management Accountant for a 12 month FTC to join the International Management Accounts team. You will provide support to local finance teams in 24 different countries across Europe, Africa, Asia and Middle East.    

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Monthly reporting

  • Check that all countries have completed their variance analysis reports

  • Query any unexpected variances in the monthly management accounts with the relevant local finance team

Annual reporting

  • Prepare year end consolidation package templates for distribution to local finance teams. Review final drafts and ensure that all are ready for audit according to the year end timetable

  • Support local finance teams in understanding any IFRS adjustments required for their entity

  • Be a point of contact for external auditors

  • Liaise with local finance teams to post year end and local statutory journals

  • Support local finance teams in completing the local to group reconciliation process

Local finance team liaison

  • Lead the quarterly Financial Controller calls

  • Attend and present at Financial Controller conferences

  • Carry out regular visits to local finance teams in different countries to build relationships and trouble shoot specific issues

  • Assist with inductions for new Financial Controllers and local finance team members

  • Act as a point of contact in central finance for local finance teams, including responding to queries and requests for information

Projects, working on various ad hoc projects such as:

  • Transition of work from one team to another

  • Setting up or acquisition of new entities

  • Demerger and restructure of entities

  • Supporting local finance teams with implementation of new software

  • Assisting on business compliance review visits

  • Following up on financial risks identified in local finance teams

  • Support improvements to financial controls and other efficiencies

  • Contributing to various meetings in central finance

ABOUT YOU

  • Be a qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent)

  • Have a strong technical background and be confident technically

  • Previous international exposure would be preferable and be willing to travel internationally

  • Be comfortable meeting and building up relationships with members of the local finance teams

  • Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and be fluent in English

  • Have an interest in finance systems

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.  We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering  practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

  • Be Supportive - we care about others, value diversity and act thoughtfully

  • Be Collaborative - we give, we share and we join in

  • Be Bold - we stand tall and challenge ourselves to think big

  • Be Exceptional - we exceed standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper we are working hard to ensure that our talent pool is diverse. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual.

We know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued and that's why we strive to be a business where everyone can thrive, develop and succeed based on their talent.  Our aim is to build an inclusive and supportive culture where all our people feel they belong and can achieve their best.

AGILE WORKING

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly.  That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we may conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.

Company

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients, and we achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed.

We’re proud to serve an international client base that includes more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 companies. We help the world's top companies with their business-critical issues. Many of the deals we work on are complex and challenging – transcending not just practice areas, but borders, languages and legal systems. With offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our lawyers have wide experience in arbitration, banking, competition and trade, as well as corporate crime and corporate finance. We have strong practices in employment, energy, hospitality and leisure, insurance, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and have developed key teams in pensions, private equity, real estate, tax, and technology

As a firm we are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive culture for all of our people, where differences are genuinely valued. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual and we know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued.

Company info
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+44 (0)20 7349 0296
Location
160 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HT
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