Kennedys is looking for a Partnership Accountant to join our Tax Team based in London. The Partnership Accountant will work as part of the Tax Team to provide the Firm with full disclosure in relation to partner finances, and work alongside Global Financial Reporting to provide a proactive reporting and support service to the Firm including management accounts, statutory reporting, board reporting, projects and processes.
Team
Kennedys Finance team support the Firm globally producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the Firm's internal and external clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain partnership accounting records and current accounts;
- Assist in maintaining global partner fixed and variable data including remuneration;
- To prepare and reconcile monthly drawings payments and other partner payments along with internal recharges of expenses to partners;
- Production of current account statements for partners in relevant currency and reconcile these to the accounting system;
- Maintain partner capital arrangements;
- Manage reconciliations and payments to retired partners;
- Manage onboarding of lateral partner hires and promotees;
- Working closely with the Group Financial Reporting team on any reporting requirements.
Additional Responsibilities
- To answer ad hoc partner questions regarding payments, current accounts;
- Oversea the administration of the firm's car scheme for partners;
- Offer assistance and training to our assistants in the Tax Team.
Required Experience
- Experience in global partner accounting preferable within a law firm;
- Strong attention to detail and discipline in managing your own workload;
- Strong understanding and practical use of Excel and Elite
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 3,000 people in 45 offices across 18 countries around the world we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
What do we have to offer?
We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.
Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive, distinctive and ambitious. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.
The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.
We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.
Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.
