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Financial Accountant

Employer
CMS
Location
Scotland, Edinburgh
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
6 Dec 2022

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We are looking for a Financial Accountant To support the group finance function in controlling the Firm's balance sheet, delivering annual statutory reporting and audit compliance, co-ordinating month end postings and other ad hoc tasks as required.


About CMS
CMS is a Future Facing firm. With 75 offices in 43 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.


About the RoleKey Responsibilities:

 Responsible for controlling UK balance sheet reconciliations as part of the financial accounting subteam, ensuring all deliverables are consistently met.
 Preparing, coordinating, and challenging legal entity balance sheet reconciliations.
 Ensuring all balance sheet accounts and inter-company balances are routinely reconciled, analysed, and fully substantiated in both Unit and Firm reporting currencies.
 Majorly contribute towards the revamping of working papers, controls, processes, and existing financial models around new software and medium-term governance reform.
 Ensuring group fixed assets and investments are properly recorded and depreciated in accordance with group accounting policies and processes.
 Preparation of monthly group depreciation journal adjustments from local to group policy.
 Routine preparation and filing of ONS capital expenditure and business surveys.
 Monthly reconciliation of sub-ledger control account balances to the general ledger.
 Preparing month end journals in conjunction with the wider group accounting team.
 Co-ordination and delivery of interim and final work-in-progress valuation exercises.
 Preparing statutory financial statements and applicable notes in accordance with FRS102.
 Collating and providing information requests as part of the year end audit process.
 Liaising with global finance teams to ensure timely coordination and actioning of tasks.
 Supporting the team as required, providing cover for team members in times of absence.
 Have a full understanding of all procedures and systems in place - "roll sleeves up" and help the team when necessary.


About You
Experience:

 Prior experience in a group accounting / financial control role (essential)
 Good analytical and MS Excel skills (essential)
 Good practical knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS102 (essential)
 Experience of Elite 3E and SAP Business Objects (desirable)

Key Competencies:

 Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to operate independently.
 Able to discuss and present issues in a confident, professional and appropriate way.
 Good understanding of financial controls and practical application of policies.
 Self-motivated with a flexible approach to workload, persevering to get the job done.
 Disciplined working under pressure, a team player diligent and reliable in nature.
 Hands-on and proactive with a positive "can do" approach.
 Pride in producing high quality, accurate and timely information.
 Well organised with determination to meet agreed deadlines.
 Good communication skills and the ability to deal with non-finance related personnel.

Qualifications:

 Newly Qualified Accountant - ICAS, ACA, ACCA or Equivalent (essential)
 Have a relevant degree in finance and accounting


Equal Opportunities
At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive. For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.


Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

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Company

CMS is a future facing international law firm. With 74 offices in 44 countries and 5000+ lawyers worldwide, and home to business services colleagues across everything from Information Technology, Human Resources and Innovation to Finance, Diversity & Inclusion and Communications.  The firm’s core purpose is to build rewarding futures for its clients, people, and communities.

We’re a global law firm. We focus on the big and the small. We look to the future and embrace agility and challenge. We are experts in our sectors and have the rankings to back that up.  But it’s not all sectors and rankings. We focus on relationships. We’re a community. We look out for each other, encourage everyone to be themselves, and the best version of that. We’re friendly and go-getting. We act with purpose and find passion in what we do. We seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We don’t want everyone to be the same.  We know the best route forward is with the most diverse group of colleagues as possible. We’re here to build a better future.

In a world of ever-accelerating change where technology is increasingly important in the deployment of global strategies, every team at CMS is empowered to operate and innovate in ways that best meet clients’ needs. We encourage ideas from every corner of our business. We are also committed to addressing our own impact on the environment and approach to sustainability, as well as advising clients with their related legal needs.

We strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’ perspective means our people are approachable and accessible. And this means we have a genuinely supportive, open culture you won’t find everywhere. 

Our culture

It’s all about relationships. Our relationship with you, your relationship with us, and the relationships we have with clients and the communities around us. We want you to thrive and show your personality. Foster community, work together, listen, be open, and help each other succeed. Act with purpose and find passion. Strive for progress and embrace challenges. Seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We value trust over rules.

At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do.  We're diverse, supportive, and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.  

Whatever your specialism, and whether you’re a lawyer or a business services professional, a career at CMS gives you huge scope to carve out a brilliant career as you help us, and our clients, to face the future with confidence.

Company info
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Telephone
+44 (0) 20 7367 3000
Location
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom

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