Financial Accountant

Job description

DLA Piper, the international law firm established in Ireland 6 years ago, now requires a Financial Accountant (NQ) to assist in the delivery of financial functions, working closely with the Head of Finance & Finance Team, local fee earners and support staff as well as the central finance functions based in the UK and a newly established Global Services Centre (GSC) in Warsaw. This role will require the successful candidate to perform a range of duties supporting the commercial development of the firm, maintenance of detailed accounting and regulatory records, assistance with production of statutory accounts and liaising with a range of external relationships with providers. Main duties and responsibilities: Commercial: - Financial support for the local management team which will include assistance with production of the annual budget - Working with local teams to ensure cost control and accurate accounting of costs - Working with local management and central credit control for debt management - Interpreting centrally provided financial data on KPIs including around billing and cash - Production and analytics of commercial data for trends management - Maintaining the local accountin...