accountant London, England
Job description
Job Details
My client is a growing international law firm specializing in litigation and dispute resolution, particularly in the insurance, reinsurance, and liability areas. They have offices spanning the globe and over 1000 employees, with headquarters in the City of London and several other offices in the UK.
They are now looking for a Assistant Partnership Accountant for their London office.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that partner accounting records and current accounts are maintained to the highest standards
- Prepare and reconcile monthly drawings payments and other partner payments along with internal recharges of expenses to partners
- Assist in the production of current account statements for statutory purposes and for partners in relevant currency and reconcile these to the accounting system
- Reconcile and review all accounts in the firm's finance system relating to partners
- Reconcile retired partner balances, including repayment of balances to partners as scheduled.
Candidate Profile
- Previous experience working in a Finance role
- Understanding of double entry bookkeeping
- Previous exposure to the production of management accounts
- Working towards AAT/equivalent qualification
- Reconciling general ledgers
- Preparation and posting of journals
- Calculation of accruals and prepayments
- Working on projects that arise within the team and the winder Firm as necessary.
Important Notice
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Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.
