International Management Accountant

A great position has become available in a Top IP Specialist Law firm in their accounts team as their International Management Accountant, focusing on the UK, Germany and the US.

As the International Management Accountant you will be responsible for:

• Maintaining accurate accounts for 3 of their entities
• This includes maintaining Fixed Asset, Accounts Payable, Prepayments, Accruals and Cash ledgers
• Ensuring all US disbursements are loaded into practice management system as well as accounts system
• Processing all credit card payments (UK and US) on to accounts system
• Managing the firm's expense management system (aCloud)
• Complete month reconciliations including bank reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations
• Prepare monthly management accounts for German and US offices
• Interface with local management to deal with all financial queries
• Manage cash flow for Germany & US offices
• Liaise with local accounting and tax advisers and with group Financial Controller to ensure all statutory and tax reports are submitted on time (including VAT)
• Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures
• Ensure accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues, disbursements and expenses

The successful applicant will be part qualified or fully qualified in ACCA/ACA/CIMA and ideally have some experience in US and German accounts (German VAT and US GAAP). Knowledge of intercompany transactions will be hugely beneficial as well as strong communication skills and being able to work independently with minimal supervision.