Senior Accounting Analyst in Bristol

We are recruiting for a Senior Accounting Analyst to join our Finance team in Bristol. In this role you will have the opportunity to add real value to the firm. By helping to implement a controls framework and standardised processes, you will play a key part in delivering accurate financial data to aid the firm’s profitability strategy and drive change. You will work within the commercial reporting team to deliver and maintain current month end accounting and ad-hoc reporting.

Your Role

• Preparing month end reporting including management accounts.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, review other team members' reconciliations.
• Month end journals – e.g. Deferred income, WIP, various subjective areas.
• Production of statutory reporting.
• Support all financial audits.
• Assist with ad-hoc finance data requests, and troubleshoot all accounting issues.
• VAT returns and ONS submissions.
• Help to continuously improve finance processes to aid accurate, timely data being available.

Your Skills and Experience

• Be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA), or equivalent.
• Have 2+ years’ experience in an accounting role.
• Be able to think laterally to solve problems within an evolving finance team.
• Strong communication skills.
• Possess a natural affinity for technology, process thinking, and process improvement.
• Strong Excel skills.

Your Team

Our Finance and Procurement team are key to strategic decision making, providing key management information, data and analysis to ensure our business runs smoothly and that we comply with all our statutory and regulatory obligations. To do this effectively, these teams take responsibility for billing, payments, credit control, purchasing, client accounting, commercial business partnering, reporting, sourcing, buying and more.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards. Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance. At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible.