Commercial Accounting Analyst

About Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland represents the combination of two firms with a shared culture, values and commitment to client service excellence. We are each known for our commercial awareness and industry knowledge and for providing innovative and tailored solutions for every client.

As a full service law practice, we act for the public and private sector across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the US providing legal advice to clients across the Company Commercial, Employment, Labour & Pensions, Litigation and Dispute Management, and Real Estate practices.

With 74 offices across 35 countries worldwide, we have become one of the largest law practices in the world and a great place to work and develop your career.

The Role

This is a Commercial Accounting Analyst role to support the Commercial Finance Manager for the Litigation group. The main purpose of this role is to provide reporting, financial analysis and KPI support to Litigation . The role is diverse, ranging from core data management and variance analysis through to supporting on ad hoc projects and firmwide initiatives.

A keen eye for detail, accuracy and the ability to work at a fast pace to meet tight deadlines is essential. There is opportunity for career growth for the right candidate, with opportunities to work closely with senior stakeholders and supporting strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

As part of the Commercial Finance team of around 20 employees you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Supporting the Litigation month end process by producing monthly reporting packs, P&L reviews and variance analysis
• Weekly and Monthly KPI reporting and preparation of Financial Performance Information to the business
• Analytical support for the Commercial Finance Managers and Business Stakeholders
• Investigation and resolution of queries, ensuring queries are resolved in a timely manner
  Writing commentary to include in business performance reports
  Assist with annual budget process, maintaining the budget system and contributing to budget analysis
• Maintain the integrity of the Fee Earner Datasets on the Finance system
• Supporting the Commercial Finance Managers across a range of commercial projects as required

Skills and Experience

• The ideal candidate will be an Accounting/Finance graduate, AAT qualified or studying for a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA / ACCA).
• Knowledge and practical experience of analysing and interpreting financial data
• Attention to detail and accuracy is a must including experience of validating data sets and accurateness of reports
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-financial stakeholders at all levels
  You will be computer literate, and have a strong knowledge of management information systems (Excel to intermediate or advanced level)
• You will be proactive, client-focused and keen to learn
• You must be able to work in a busy work environment, and used to working to strict deadlines.
• You should have proven client-facing and organisational skills, with experience in a professional environment.

Key Competencies

You will have:

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Team player
• A reliable, enthusiastic and a 'can do' approach
• A collaborative style and ability to build strong working relationships within Finance and across the business.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, we recognise that having diverse talent across our business brings many benefits, and we are committed to accessing a wide range of views and thinking in all that we do. A culture of inclusion, where each person feels able to be their true self at work and reach their full potential is key. We recognise that bringing together the perspectives of individuals of all backgrounds, life experiences, preferences and beliefs is critical if we are to serve our global client base, people and communities as a leading global legal practice.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to enable participation in the recruitment process, please contact us so that we can discuss how best to assist.

We are open to considering flexible working options for our vacancies. Whilst we are not able to offer flexible working across all of our roles, many of our people work flexibly in some way, and we would encourage you to talk to us about this during the hiring process if you would like to explore further.

We are a LGBT+ inclusive employer and are Stonewall Corporate Champions.