Senior Accountant

At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive, and unbound by tradition, we are continuously evolving the way we support our people and manage risk across the firm. Our people are at the center of everything we do, which is why We are seeking a motivated and detail oriented Senior Partner Accountant to join our Partnership Accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their existing experience within a leading law firm . The role supports the firm’s global partnership accounting and partner finance activities, including partner account reconciliations, profit allocations, capital management and partner payments. The position involves regular internal interaction with Partners and close collaboration with colleagues in the UK and U S. The role will have responsibility for multi-currency reconciliations to Elite 3E in transaction, unit and firm currencies, along with performing global accounting procedures and tasks that are unique to Partne . About the TeamThe team supports all aspects of partnership accounting across the firm globally. This includes partner services, calculation and payment of partner profit allocations, management of partnership capital and related loans, tax reserving, and the reconciliation and analysis of partner accou Key Relation shipsThe Partnership Accounting and Tax team is split between the US and UK and sits within the wider Finance and Accounting Department. The successful candidate will work closely with the three other Partner Accounting Coordinators, one other Senior Partnership Accountant, the Partner Accounting Senior Manager and the Global Partnership Tax and Payroll Director. They will also work with the Partnership Tax team, and will need to build good relationships with the Financial Controllers, the Financial Accounting team and the Cash Operations team. Key Responsibi litiesPartners’ services including calculating and processing partner payments and preparation of individual partner state ments.Calculate, monitor and maintain partner capital, including the annual capital call, arranging loan finance drawdown and capital repay ments.Assisting with budgets and cash flows for partner remuneration and firm cash flow.Preparation of partner journals and reconciling individual partner accounts to the cash and accrual balances within Eli te 3E.Induction and outgoing meetings with partners to go over their finan cials.Working closely with the Partner Accounting Senior Manager to ensure a consistent approach between US and non-US partners and assisting with identification and implementation of process improve ments.Providing assistance to the Global Partnership Tax and Payroll Director and Partner Accounting Senior Ma nager.Assisting with audit and accounting queries in relation to par tners.Ability to cover tasks for other team members when they are out of the office and to assist team members during busy pe riods. Experience and Kn owledgePart or fully qualified accountant desirable but not ess ential.Demonstrable experience of all or most of the key tasks outlined above.Minimum of seven years relevant experience working within a professional services or accountancy practice in a similar role, ideally a partnership accounting role within a la w firm. Essential Skills and Comp etenciesAdvanced spreadsheet knowledge using Microsoft Excel skills are r equired.A high level of attention to detail and accuracy are es sential.Willingness to challenge the sta tus quo.Ability to use initiative and adapt to new processes and change.Excellent communication skills at all levels, both verbally and written, with the ability to multitask and critically review.Ability to work independently with minimal su rvision.Time management and forward planning skills, with an ability to priorities tasks in a fast-paced environment with changing work pri orities.Flexibility of standard hours as required to ensure deadlines are met. At BCLP we understand the value of a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our robust client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other applicable protected charac teristic.Signee to the United Nations’ Global LGBTQ* Standard of Conduct for BusinessNamed by Stonewall as a “Top Global Emplo yer 2025”BCLP has received a top score in the HRCF’s Corporate Equality Index for 19 years. On the 2023-2024 index we sc ored 95%.BCLP is an equal employment opportunity employer. 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