With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor has identified the need for another innovation in the legal services market: Integrated LawTM.
Factor is the market leader in Integrated LawTM, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.
Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work like contracting. We deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a better contracting experience.
Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms.
Factor is committed to building the best culture in legal. We believe that the more diverse our team becomes — in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives — the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.
We are comprised of more than 600 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America – Join us!
The Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to join us in our Belfast office, working remotely with the ability to return to the local office when permitted. As a member of our Finance team reporting to the UK Accounting Manager, this role will provide accounting support for Factor’s global operations. This position requires an understanding of, and management towards, the bigger picture, but with the ability to take a hands-on approach.
In this role, you’ll be providing critical support for all international accounting activities. You will be responsible for, or provide direct support for, general ledger accounting, either through preparation of month-end entries, or by reviewing and partnering with our third-party providers. You will support Accounts Payable activities by working with our AP controller to follow up with vendors, resolve issues, and prepare accruals. You will work with our third-party payroll providers to provide them information required to process monthly payroll. You will assist in the preparation of management and statutory financials, including understanding local to US GAAP differences, and provide audit support for statutory and group audits.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for accounting to drive best practices. We’re looking for someone who can spot issues, resolve problems, and build strong relationships within and across all teams in the company. We have a casual, high-trust office environment and are looking for the right person to take us forward!
If you believe in being a team player, can collaborate and communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences while bringing a result-driven, focused, high energy, confident, curious, quirky, and most of all fun sense of self, then this is the place for you.
Responsibilities:
Specifically, this role will:
Maintain general ledger accounting, including standard and month-end entries, as well as intercompany
Work with auditors in support of statutory, group, and tax audits
Work with and support third parties for tax and payroll
Work with and support our Poland and third-party teams managing the subledger functions (AR, AP)
Work closely with all members of the finance department
Analyse transactional information to identify refunds, delinquent accounts and insufficient payments
Prepare monthly client invoices
Prepare quarterly UK VAT returns
Process monthly expense claims
Prepare financial statement and subledger reporting, analysing the data and recognizing trends
Maintain performance reporting (KPI’s) and ensure targets are successfully delivered
Essential Criteria
- Qualified-ACA, ACCA or CIMA;
- Minimum of 1 years PQE overall experience in payroll, accounting, or finance;
- Experience with accounting in UK
- Familiarity with accounting and corporate finance principles and procedures
- Must be able to effectively communicate and build professional relationships
- Demonstrable ability to effectively build and manage an accounting team with minimal oversight
- The ability to spot and fix issues while working quickly under pressure
- Proficiency with MS Excel and comfort with the remaining MS Office Suite
Desirable Criteria
- Experience with Sage Intacct ERP
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- High-growth or professional services experience preferred
Additional Information
As a member of an ISO Compliant center, the candidate will be required to follow the policies and procedures on Information Security Management System in place at the Center of Excellence and globally at Factor. As a member of the Factor team, the applicant will have access to various company and client assets and will be required to maintain the level of security as identified for each asset.
Factor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
