Finance Controller

Our client is a firm dedicated to international arbitration-commercial, investment-treaty, and inter-State. Their lawyers bring extensive experience in all types and forms of international arbitration, having represented corporate and sovereign clients in many of the most significant arbitral cases of the past decades. This collective expertise will be brought to bear with substantial, direct, and continuous partner involvement in each matter handled by the firm. They are looking to recruit a Finance Controller. The Finance Controller will prepare and have overall ownership of the firm''s payroll, indirect taxes, financial reporting (month end) and treasury management processes. In addition, the Finance Manager may provide ownership and/or support on a variety of projects that are firm-wide in scope.ResponsibilitiesPreparation of monthly payroll for the UK and France including liaising with outsourced payroll providers.Supervision of monthly payroll for other offices.Prepare all monthly payroll and benefits journals for posting.Maintain payroll and benefits balance sheet reconciliations.Administration of retirement schemes (US and UK) - monthly UK and US administrative tasks.Reporting of payroll data for the firms'' profitability tracking.Prepare UK, Spanish, Singapore and French indirect tax returns (e.g. GST, VAT)Ensure transactions are processed in accordance with UK Solicitor''s Accounts Rules. Ensure appropriate treasury management across the firm''s bank ..... full job details .....