Based in: Lewes, Sussex

Full-time 35 hours per week

Salary Range: £40,000 to £65,00 pa, depending on experience

About Us

Adams & Remers has been advising private clients, families, businesses and institutions, both in the UK and internationally for generations. We have two offices – London and Lewes (Sussex) – with this role being based in the Lewes office. The firm is Legal 500 and Chambers ranked and is modern, responsive and approachable with an excellent reputation.

Our lawyers are known as specialists in their fields and because of its reputation for excellence it routinely attracts applicants from the top international London firms. We are able to offer a friendly working environment and most importantly, a comfortable and sustainable work life balance without compromising on the quality of the work or the clients.

Adams & Remers has 18 partners and a 100+ strong team and covers areas such as corporate and commercial, employment, real estate, private client and dispute resolution.

About the job

This role will work closely with the Finance Director and the accounts team, to ensure that the Firms’ accounting and business needs are met.

The role will Involve:

• Preparing /assisting with the presentation of timely and accurate financial reports, including monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Maintaining monthly cycle of fee earner performance and credit control reporting processes.
• Maintaining fixed asset journals and monitoring and reporting on asset projects.
• Collaborating with department heads and senior management to provide financial insights and support for decision-making processes.
• Conducting financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Reconciling balance sheet accounts and maintaining schedules to evidence, review with FD.
• Assisting with development, implementation and maintenance of financial policies and procedures.
• Ensuring management and financial reporting data is stored accurately and securely, and can be accessed on an ad hoc basis by those with relevant permissions.
• Assisting with preparation of statutory accounts and management of the budgeting and forecasting processes
• Monitoring and analysing cash flow, providing regular updates to FD.
• Supporting the annual audit process where required

About You

You should be able to demonstrate the following personal attributes:

• Positive ‘can do’ attitude
• Self-motivated
• Team player and can use own initiative
• Good attention to detail
• Robust and resilient

Knowledge & Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years in management accounting role
• Excellent communication skills both in writing and verbally
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Intermediate Excel and good general IT skills including word. Knowledge of Crystal reports and/or Power Query is desirable
• Knowledge of TaskCentre and P4W would be an advantage
• Experience of working in a legal or partnership environment is desirable, not essential
• Experience of managing a demanding workload

Working for Adams & Remers

We fill our teams with people who are professional, motivated and reliable, and share our values and our determination to deliver the best possible experience for our clients.

To help you develop yourself and your role, we offer a friendly working environment with opportunities for training and development to help you strengthen your skills and expertise.

We have a strong focus on wellbeing and provide you with excellent support and resources. Our friendly, welcoming team regularly organise social events to keep us connected.

The salary for the position is circa £40,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience. We offer a very competitive benefits package including discount vouchers, virtual GP service and fitness and nutrition health checks.

If you are interested in the role please send you CV and covering letter to Zarina.Calver@adamsandremers.com. No agencies please.