Finance Manager
Dentons, Czech Republic

Dentons Europe Services s.r.o. is seeking a suitable candidate for a position of Finance Manager. In this position, you will be responsible for financial and wider operational management of a large team of international lawyers based in various European and non-European countries. You will closely collaborate with finance teams as well as senior lawyers (partners), across Europe and other regions of Dentons.

JOB DUTIES amp; RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial risk management, internal controls and compliance.
• Solving day-to-day financial and administrative issues.
• Involvement in preparation process of client invoices on a monthly basis.
• Controlling of accounts receivable and cash collections.
• Management of cash flow.
• Assistance with legal and administrative tasks.
• Manage key financial points of client contracts working with Finance management, Account Management, and General Counsel teams.
• Maintain and ensure that all contractual obligations are properly tracked and followed.
• Preparation of annual budget.
• Preparation of different monthly financial/performance reports.
• Controlling of actual to budget performance on monthly basis.
• Initiate conversations with senior lawyers when a likelihood of either an under-run or over-run of project financials seems possible.
• In conjunction with local Finance and Account colleagues, coordinate with billing team to ensure that all fees and out of pocket cost are billed to clients in a timely manner.
• Manage the team’s AR and WIP.
• Review and transmit billing instructions/additional transfers, write-offs, estimates to local Finance and Accounting team and ensure all instructions are clear.
• Explain any variances in revenue results vs forecast.
• Work on ad hoc reporting requirements as requested.
• Involvement in audit process and preparation of tax filings.

EXPECTATIONS

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and/or Finance.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Finance, ideally in Big4.
• Very good command of MS Office, mainly - MS Excel: Proficient in advanced functions and formulas to perform (e.g. VLOOKUP, pivot tables, charts, graphs and data capture).
• Fluent in English (written and spoken), knowledge of Spanish language is an advantage
• Knowledge of Thomson Reuters’s financial systems is a plus.
• Teamwork - willingness to dive in and help the team, driven to elevate the finance team to better levels of service.
• Communication - is attentive and shows interest and is passionate about the subject; Expresses ideas clearly and accurately.
• Detail Oriented - acute attention to detail, with an emphasis on consistency and continuity.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Part-time employment (4 hours/day).
• Professional and friendly environment.
• Salary inline with professional experience and expectations.
• Interesting benefits.

Start date: immediately

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