Partner Remuneration Manager 2-year FTC
- Recruiter
- Career Legal, Legal Finance & Accounting
- Location
- City of London
- Salary
- £75,000 to £95,000
- Posted
- 13 Dec 2018
- Closes
- 18 Dec 2018
- Ref
- 916241
- Job Title
- Legal Finance
- Practice Area
- Financial Services
- PQE Level
- 10+
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
My client is a top 20 law firm.
Their London office has first rate working conditions in river fronted offices and they offer one of the best benefits packages in the UK.
The Partner Remuneration Manager will work in the Partnership Services department which consists of 25 people, and is broadly split between accountants, and tax experts. The Partner Remuneration team instructs overseas offices the amount to pay to Partners globally, as well as making the actual payments to London Partners.
Responsibilities
Ensure all payments made during the financial year are picked up and recorded at the correct exchange rates. This exercise is a significant part of the role.
Calculation of interest payments due to banks on loans taken out for Partner capital call purposes.
Post the Partner payments on a quarterly basis and ensure the local offices are making the correct postings.
Final reconciliation and clearing of all Partner payment and sundry drawings accounts.
Working with the offices across the globe to ensure their Partner accounts are reconciled and cleared.
To ensure that all the team process documentation is kept up to date and tasks are performed in accordance with the set procedures.
Building and/or maintenance of various complex Excel spreadsheets, which are used for the calculation and monitoring of Partner payments and reconciliations.
Managing the relationship between the department and both internal and external clients, including Partners, overseas offices, other accounting disciplines, External advisors and IT specialists.
Liaise with auditors to ensure the Partner units are confirmed with the firm’s units register.
Work with the financial accounting team at year end to ensure the correct support is provided to the auditors to confirm Partner and annuity accounts are correct.
The Candidate
Advanced Excel skills, able to put large amounts of date into spreadsheets
You will have proven experience of working in a busy finance department which will have included data input, posting journals and completing complex reconciliations
The candidate must be a qualified accountant with a strong accounting base