Management Accountant

About us

DRS is a legal consultancy specialising in commercial contracts relating to derivatives, financing and professional agreements. Trusted by banks, asset managers, hedge funds and trading firms across the globe, we provide solutions that deliver rapid and efficient negotiation and remediation of document portfolios.

Established in 2009, we have approximately 100 members of staff, operating both on-site and off-site from our bright and modern offices in London and Newcastle. Our market-leading team is led by our directors who all have extensive legal and industry expertise within financial services. We’re now establishing a base in Malaysia to work with existing and new clients across the Asia-Pacific region. Led by one of our existing senior team, we’re building on the strength of our existing business to develop a new and exciting offering for our clients.

We are already one of the UK’s largest providers of outsourced contract management services to the financial services industry. Our new base aims to provide us with a truly global reach.

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Management Accountant to support the Head of Finance across core finance operations, including month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, reporting, and systems/process improvements.

This is a key role within a growing, multi-entity business, where you will take ownership of financial processes across 4 entities. You will play a critical part in shaping a scalable, efficient, and future-proof finance function, with a strong focus on automation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Month-End & Management Accounting

·        Prepare flash trading reports journals by working day 3

·        Lead the month-end close process across multiple entities

·        Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and month end journals (accruals, prepayments, deferred income, fixed assets, project costs allocations)

·        Managing intercompany transactions and balances reconciliations

·        Assisting with payroll & pension preparation and submission to HMRC and pension provider

·        Managing and monitoring staff shared budgets: employee social funds, solicitors study fees, travel & subsistence, marketing spend

·        Managing incoming finance inboxes

Accounts Payable & Receivable Oversight

·        Oversee & provide cover for accounts payable function (non-direct report), including:

·        Processing purchases invoices, contractor invoices, expenses & credit cards transaction

·        Bank reconciliations

·        Managing supplier invoice approval workflow, including setting up and updating approval limits and credentials

·        Preparation of weekly credit control reports

Financial Operations & Controls

·        Manage credit card processes & card holders limits

·        Preparing VAT returns quarterly and bi-monthly for review

·        Submission of invoice financing notifications

·        Assisting with annual budgets and quarterly forecast preparation

·        Prepare year end files and support for review for 4 entities

·        Assisting with payroll year end close and reporting

·        Preparing P11Ds and PSA reconciliations for review

·        Assisting with client onboarding process

·        Assisting with cash flow forecast

Systems & Process Improvement

·        Support ongoing finance transformation initiatives, including automation and reporting enhancements

·        Assist in building financial dashboard robust reports and analysis across all entities

·        Help implement scalable processes and robust financial controls

About You

·        Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA/CIMA preferred)

·        Minimum 3+ years’ finance experience, including 2+ years in management accounting

·        Experience working in multi-entity environments

·        Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail

·        Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work across multiple stakeholders and as part of a team

·        Experience in using accounting software package: Xero

·        Advanced Excel.

Why Join Us?

·        Exposure to multi-entity and high-growth operations

·        Involvement in system implementations and automation projects

·        A collaborative environment with strong leadership support

Our Culture

We pride ourselves on cultivating an informal working environment by having accessible senior management, open plan offices and a real team approach. We have a flexible working culture and ask for staff to attend the office for 2 core days a week, although do expect new joiners to spend most of their initial period at the office.

We’re a diverse firm; speaking over 20 languages, with staff from over 23 countries. Our inclusive, supportive and innovative team dynamic always strive to do the right thing for our clients, for our colleagues and for the business. We take pride in the work we do, in the decisions we make and in the interactions we have.

At DRS, we are dedicated to supporting your learning and development. As such, we offer an extensive career pathway to assist your growth and career goals, enabling you to envision a long-term future with us. To facilitate your progression through the career pathway, we provide a range of training material on our learning management system including, legal, technical and soft skills training. To help you settle into DRS, we have created support and coaching roles, as well as an in-depth training programme, so you feel fully supported in your role.

We offer a sociable and collaborative culture; the relationships we build, both with each other and our clients, are what set us apart. We aspire to improve ourselves by knowing and understanding more each day, sharing knowledge and insight. We are dedicated to creating a team environment and each Friday we hold the ‘Breakfast Club’ where everyone in the company gets together (virtually) to discuss market developments, achievements and knowledge. We hold regular team meetings, weekly 1-2-1 sessions and monthly company-wide updates from our CEO. We also offer a social side to coming to work; hosting regular social events, team lunches, activities and Friday drinks/snacks.

We recruit on a regular basis as our teams are expanding quickly, due to a variety of growing client projects. Our recruitment process involves various stages in order to ensure you get a full picture of the company culture, the team you would be working with and the work you will be doing.

Benefits

·        Health Insurance

·        Employee Assistance Programme

·        Perks and discount

·        Socialisation team budget

·        Wellbeing initiatives

·        Charitable work & volunteering leave

·        Free Mental Health Support

·        Cycle to work scheme

·        5% Employer Pension Contribution

·        Life insurance

·        Long term sickness insurance

·        25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. Return to work and flexible working conversations are also encouraged and supported.

Our selection for recruitment does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or gender reassignment status (protected characteristics). If you require any adjustments for interview, please let us know and we'll be more than happy to accommodate.

We are dedicated to giving back and supporting our local community. As such, we have an annual charity plan that provides opportunities for our staff to take paid time off to help the local community. We are also an accredited living wage employer as we believe investment in our people is a true reflection of our company values.

Use of Data

If you apply to this position, we will hold personal data and your CV and/or application to DRS roles within our recruitment database (Workable) for a maximum of 24 months, for the purpose of considering you for this/ current and future roles. After this time your information will be deleted. If you wish for us to delete this information right away, please do let us know.

You can also view our prospective employee and all of our updated GDPR compliant privacy here: https://drs-als.com/terms-of-use