International Accounting Manager (FTC)

The International Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the Firm's overseas operations in management and financial accounting, providing support for the firm's strategic decision-making processes.

The International Accounting Manager role reports to the Head Of Group Financial Reporting & Control and has two direct reports – the Assistant Systems Accountant and the International Finance Assistant, all based in Bristol.

The role is for a 12 month maternity cover.

Key Responsibilities

International Accounting:

• Ensuring all financial transactions in relation to non-UK entities are recorded appropriately in systems, in line with Group accounting policy and local regulations.
• Ensuring key balance sheet accounts are reconciled, liaising with the non-UK entities to ensure that local and UK books are reconciled and differences between both set of books are explained.
• Assisting the Group Financial Accountant with audit queries in relation to the overseas entities.
• Managing cashflow requirements of the non-UK entities to ensure there are sufficient funds available to make payments.
• Supporting international expansion projects and business cases including any financial analysis.
• Working with the International Finance teams to ensure their business is aware of and consistently meets both regulatory requirements (UK and Local) and our internal risk management framework.
• Communicating and ensuring adherence to financial policy, process and controls to people outside the finance function and / or UK, providing training where necessary. Ensure non-UK teams adopt appropriate systems where appropriate.
• Supporting finance transformation projects, engaging with the project management team to assist in different phases over the course of the life of the project.
• Assisting with other ad-hoc projects as and when required.

Team Management:

• Play a key role in the development of the team through regular coaching and 1-2-1s.
• Identify and recognise positive performance and behaviours. Making a significant contribution to the know-how and development of others where knowledge gaps have been identified.

Stakeholder Management:

• Work collaboratively with the wider Finance teams located overseas. Key stakeholders include Finance Managers in overseas locations, other members of the extended Finance team in Bristol and the International Development Director, amongst others.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent). This role will require an awareness of methods other than UK GAAP.
• Comfortable working with multiple currencies with a good understanding of accounting treatments and exchange risk.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Builds highly effective relationships, and works collaboratively with internal customers.
• Organised and able to handle multiple demands and deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to convey complex financial and accounting concepts in a clear and straightforward manner.
• Self-starter, keen to take ownership, solve problems, learn and grow.
• Fluent in written and oral English
• Willingness to flex working hours to fit the working patterns of wider Finance teams located overseas.

Desirable:

• Experience of working with 3E would be an advantage.
• Experience in inter-company accounting would be beneficial.
• Previous coaching/mentoring of junior staff would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of other languages like Spanish, French and Italian would be useful but not essential

About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment team, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment team will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

For PSL queries, please contact: [email protected]