A leading international law firm is seeking a Senior Partnership Accountant to join their global Partnership Accounting team in London. As a Senior Partnership Accountant, you will play a pivotal part in supporting global partnership accounting and partner finance activities, ensuring accuracy and excellence across complex multi-currency reconciliations and unique partner-related financial procedures.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Calculate and process partner payments accurately, ensuring timely disbursement across multiple regions.
• Prepare detailed partner accounting journals and maintain comprehensive records for both US and EMEA partners.
• Generate individual partner statements, leaver calculations, and cashflow illustrations to support financial transparency for all partners.
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of individual partner accounts, benefits, and insurances using Elite 3E systems.
• Assist with global partner budgets by supporting budget-to-actual analysis and providing insightful financial commentary.
• Review global partner capital reconciliations and interest calculations monthly, following up on capital contributions to ensure prompt receipt.
• Maintain the global partner listing and profit allocation schedules, updating remuneration changes daily and saving supporting documents within Imanage.
• Update special arrangements and bonuses for partners within the HR system PeopleSoft, ensuring accurate reflection of remuneration structures.
• Lead partner induction and departure meetings to explain financial arrangements and obligations clearly.
• Monitor shared US and EMEA mailboxes, resolving partner queries promptly and professionally while maintaining high standards of service.
• Maintain the global team task schedule to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and deadlines are met consistently.
• Approve US partner payments and process ad hoc global partner payments with precision and timeliness.
• Create and maintain a global partner cashflow forecast to support strategic decision-making across regions.
• Perform first-level reviews of US and EMEA partner drawings and distribution calculations for accuracy.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests as well as other accounting queries relating to partners.
• Support the Partnership Accounting Senior Manager with global projects, policy implementation, process improvements, and promotion of consistent practices across regions.
• Provide coverage for key tasks when team members are out of the office or during busy periods, ensuring continuity of service.
• Offer assistance and support to other team members as required, fostering a collaborative team environment.

Requirements of the role:

• Demonstrable experience across most or all outlined responsibilities related to partnership accounting within professional services organisations or accountancy practices.
• Minimum of eight years' accounting experience gained within a partnership structure or similar environment such as law firms or accountancy practices.
• Significant expertise in partnership accounting processes including profit allocations, capital management, tax reserving, reconciliations, analysis of accounts, budgeting support, audit responses, policy implementation and process improvement initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel coupled with strong analytical skills enabling thorough investigation of variances independently.
• Exceptional reconciliation skills supported by robust self-review techniques ensuring accuracy at every stage of financial processing.
• Clear written and verbal communication abilities allowing you to convey complex financial information meaningfully across diverse audiences.
• Highly organised approach with excellent time management skills enabling prioritisation amidst competing demands from multiple stakeholders in changing environments.
• Positive attitude combined with proactive collaboration skills facilitating effective relationship-building across teams located in both UK and US offices.
• Adaptability in responding to change alongside willingness to embrace new ways of working that challenge traditional approaches within partnership accounting contexts.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on enhancing operational efficiency through identification of opportunities for process optimisation.

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