Global Partnership Accounting Lead

BCLP; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

BCLP is seeking a Senior Partnership Accountant to join its global Partnership Accounting team in London. The role focuses on multi-currency reconciliations, partner payments, journals and statements, and support for budgets across US and EMEA.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in accounting within professional services, strong Excel and analytical skills, and a proven track record in partnership accounting within a law firm or similar environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years' accounting experience within a professional services organisation, partnership structure, or accountancy practice.
• Significant partnership accounting experience gained within a law firm or similar partnership-based environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and analytical skills.
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsabilités

• Calculating and processing partner payments.
• Preparation of partner accounting journals.
• Preparing individual partner statements, leaver calculations, and cashflow illustrations for both US and EMEA partners.
• Monthly reconciliation of individual partner accounts, benefits and insurances to Elite 3E.
• Assisting with global partner budgets and supporting budget to actual analysis.
• Monthly review of the global partner capital reconciliations and interest calculations, including following up to ensure capital contributions are received promptly and on time.
• Maintaining the global partner listing and profit allocation schedules, ensuring partner remuneration changes are updated daily, and ensuring supporting documents are saved within Imanage.
• Maintaining the global list of partner special arrangements. Updating partner remuneration arrangements, special arrangements and bonuses within our HR system PeopleSoft
• Conducting partner induction and departure meetings to explain financial arrangements and obligations.
• Monitoring and managing the shared US and EMEA mailboxes, ensuring partner queries are resolved promptly and professionally.
• Maintaining and updating the global team task schedule, to ensure tasks are completed on time.
• Reviewing and approving US partner payments and ensuring ad hoc global partner payments are processed accurately and on time.
• Creating and maintaining a global partner cashflow forecast.
• Performing first level reviews of US and EMEA partner drawings and distribution calculations.
• Assisting with internal and external audit requests and other accounting queries relating to partners.
• Supporting the Partnership Accounting Senior Manager with global projects, policy implementation, identification and implementation of process improvements and the promotion of consistent practices across regions.
• Ability to cover key tasks for team members within both the US and UK when colleagues are out of the office and during busy periods.
• Providing assistance and support to other team members as required.

Connaissances

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Reconciliation

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Attention to detail

Formation

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant

Outils

Elite 3E

PeopleSoft

Imanage

Description du poste

BCLP is seeking a Senior Partnership Accountant to join its global Partnership Accounting team in London. The role focuses on multi-currency reconciliations, partner payments, journals and statements, and support for budgets across US and EMEA.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in accounting within professional services, strong Excel and analytical skills, and a proven track record in partnership accounting within a law firm or similar environment.