Financial Accountant

The Financial Accountant will provide a high-quality accounting service to the Firm, be responsive to the changing needs and priorities of the department and provide ad hoc support to departmental colleagues as and when required.,

• Preparation and posting of monthly accruals and prepayments for Mishcon de Reya LLP and group subsidiaries.
• Maintenance of fixed asset register for Mishcon de Reya LLP and group subsidiaries.
• Posting and reconciling bank accounts.
• Coordination of monthly P&Ls and first review of monthly P&L reconciliations.
• Coordination and first review of monthly balance sheet and reconciliations.
• Support with the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT/GST returns for LLP.
• Take a leading role in the preparation of Annual Group and LLP Accounts and subsidiaries for audit review, liaising with auditors to provide additional analysis as required.
• Support FP&A with budget submissions and calculations.
• Responding to ad-hoc information requests and performing ad-hoc data analysis.
• Input and recommendations to enhance current processes/systems/reporting methods.
• Ad-hoc project work.
  
  Qualified accountant with strong financial and management accounting background
• Legal experience preferred but not essential.
• (Desirable) Solid understanding of IFRS 16 requirements, supported by hands-on experience designing and operating lease accounting models, assessing right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, modifications and remeasurements.
• (Desirable) Experience preparing and reviewing Group Consolidation models, including consolidation adjustments, intercompany eliminations, and preparation of group-level outputs.
• Experience with foreign currency translation and subsidiaries preferred but not essential.
• Willingness to "roll the sleeves" and to get the job done.
• Experience of using Aderant, or other similar practice management system.
• Excel/spreadsheet working to intermediate levels.
• Ability to write and run SQL queries preferred but not essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Inquisitive approach, challenging how things are done and understanding the nigger picture.
• Ability to 'run with the program'.
  
  The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1400 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.
Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE. The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.The work the firm undertakes is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, centred around three increasingly entwined and connected sectors: the Innovation Economy, Private Wealth and Capital, and Real Estate. The firm is known as a disputes powerhouse with a formidable capacity firmwide for dispute resolution. The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover,MDR Mayfair(in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE, and MDRi(in Hong Kong). The Group also includesMDR Lab, which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership. In 2024, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business. We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.