Accounts Assistant Birmingham Role Overview Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done.
We're naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing.
We'll truly value your ideas.
You'll be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you'll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference.
You'll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work.
Working in an open and supportive environment, to deliver outstanding results.
Our people are our success, and we work as one team.
We are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring the smooth operation of our financial processes, contributing to the firm's financial integrity and decision-making Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests.
Candidate Overview We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience: Support the Financial Reporting & Control team with the month end close and reporting, to include accruals and prepayment journals for various offices and entities Assist in month-end reporting, including the preparation of insightful commentaries and trend analysis for the firm's operational and capital expenditures Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation journals for the firm's offices Assisting the team with month end balance sheet reconciliations, including debtors, creditors, interpractice accounts and other key balance sheet items Updating and maintaining procedural documentation to ensure compliance and consistency in financial processes Liaising with external and internal auditors to ensure all requests are dealt with promptly and accurately Assist with the preparation of year-end financial statements, including supporting schedules and disclosures Assist with UK and international government statistical surveys, ensuring accurate and timely submissions Proactively seek out opportunities for continuous improvement and automation of report production to enhance efficiency and accuracy Other ad-hoc responsibilities as agreed between the Group Reporting Accountant, Group Reporting Manager and Group Financial Controller Qualifications: Preferably AAT qualified or Part Qualified, or equivalent Study support would be considered Strong academic record What happens next?
Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.
We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage.
The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based.
However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.
Our strength lies in our differences.
We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law.
We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking.
It's with different perspectives that we'll find solutions to our clients' most complex challenges.
It's how we'll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow.
We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.
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