Senior Partnership Accountant

At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive, and unbound by tradition, we are continuously evolving the way we support our people and manage risk across the firm.

Our people are at the center of everything we do, which is why We are seeking a motivated and detail oriented Senior Partner Accountant to join our Partnership Accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their existing experience within a leading law firm

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The role supports the firm’s global partnership accounting and partner finance activities, including partner account reconciliations, profit allocations, capital management and partner payments. The position involves regular internal interaction with Partners and close collaboration with colleagues in the UK and U

S.
The role will have responsibility for multi-currency reconciliations to Elite 3E in transaction, unit and firm currencies, along with performing global accounting procedures and tasks that are unique to Partne

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About the

Team The team supports all aspects of partnership accounting across the firm globally. This includes partner services, calculation and payment of partner profit allocations, management of partnership capital and related loans, tax reserving, and the reconciliation and analysis of partner accou

Key Relation

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The Partnership Accounting and Tax team is split between the US and UK and sits within the wider Finance and Accounting Department. The successful candidate will work closely with the three other Partner Accounting Coordinators, one other Senior Partnership Accountant, the Partner Accounting Senior Manager and the Global Partnership Tax and Payroll Director. They will also work with the Partnership Tax team, and will need to build good relationships with the Financial Controllers, the Financial Accounting team and the Cash Operations

• lities
  
  Partners’ services including calculating and processing partner payments and preparation of individual partner state
• ments.
  
  Calculate, monitor and maintain partner capital, including the annual capital call, arranging loan finance drawdown and capital repay
• ments.
  
  Assisting with budgets and cash flows for partner remuneration and firm cash
• flow.
  
  Preparation of partner journals and reconciling individual partner accounts to the cash and accrual balances within Eli
• te 3E.Induction and outgoing meetings with partners to go over their finan
• cials.
  
  Working closely with the Partner Accounting Senior Manager to ensure a consistent approach between US and non-US partners and assisting with identification and implementation of process improve
• ments.
  
  Providing assistance to the Global Partnership Tax and Payroll Director and Partner Accounting Senior Ma
• nager.
  
  Assisting with audit and accounting queries in relation to par
• tners.
  
  Ability to cover tasks for other team members when they are out of the office and to assist team members during busy pe

• owledge
  
  Part or fully qualified accountant desirable but not ess
• ential.
  
  Demonstrable experience of all or most of the key tasks outlined
• above.
  
  Minimum of seven years relevant experience working within a professional services or accountancy practice in a similar role, ideally a partnership accounting role within a la

• etencies
  
  Advanced spreadsheet knowledge using Microsoft Excel skills are r
• equired.
  
  A high level of attention to detail and accuracy are es
• sential.
  
  Willingness to challenge the sta
• tus quo.
  
  Ability to use initiative and adapt to new processes and
• change.
  
  Excellent communication skills at all levels, both verbally and written, with the ability to multitask and critically
• review.
  
  Ability to work independently with minimal su
• rvision.
  
  Time management and forward planning skills, with an ability to priorities tasks in a fast-paced environment with changing work pri
• orities.
  
  Flexibility of standard hours as required to ensure deadlines
• are met.
  At BCLP we understand the value of a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves  aim to create an inclusive…