Management Accountant

We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

With the firm’s recent expansion across Europe and the exciting new office opening in Madrid, Spain, which is due to launch in the coming months, we are looking to build a full-service team in our Madrid office, with exciting hires to be made across all departments. This is a fantastic time to join a firm that is experiencing rapid growth and going from strength to strength.

As a result, we are now looking to add to our accounts team and will be hiring an Management Accountant which will be one of two hires made for our accounts team in Madrid

If you would like to find out more about this role or other opportunities within our Madrid office, please reach out directly to me (luke.vanrooyen@stephensonharwood.com).

To take ownership of management accounting, reporting and financial control for the Madrid office, supporting Partners, Associates and the London Accounts team with timely, accurate financial information and robust financial governance

• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts, including posting journals, accruals, prepayments and fixed asset accounting.
• Review of monthly bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Submission of VAT returns and liaison with external advisors where required.
• Management of cashflow planning and monitoring.
• Timely payment of monthly draws and /or annual draws to partners; reconciliation of partner current accounts
• Assisting Partners and Associates with financial and accounting queries.
• Assisting with the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasts.
• Assisting with the preparation of the firm’s statutory accounts.
• Audit support, including responding to audit queries and preparing requested schedules.
• Oversight of monthly payroll accounting and reconciliation of all staff benefits.
• Assisting with the review and authorisation of office payments where required.
• Providing cover for processing new accounts payable vendor requests when necessary.
• Oversight of the supplier invoice process, including coding and approval controls.
• WIP management analysis providing Partners with updates as required.
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with banking partners, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and optimisation of banking services.
• Supporting continuous improvement of finance processes and controls within the Madrid office.
• Acting as the key finance liaison between the Madrid office and the London Accounts team.

• Familiarity with Aderant is beneficial but not essential.
• Proven experience in a management accounting or controlling role.
• Strong understanding of month‑end close, balance sheet control and reporting.
• Experience in VAT compliance.
• Confident communicator, comfortable working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in professional services or legal environment desirable.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with accounting systems.
• Part‑qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or local equivalent) desirable but not essential depending on experience.
• The successful candidate must be fluent in Spanish and possess a high level of proficiency in business English (spoken and written).

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever-changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1,500 people, including 230+ partners, across ten offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

• 230+ PARTNERS
• 11 OFFICES
• 45+ LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY OUR PEOPLE

Offices in Madrid, Al Khobar, Athens, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Riyadh, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and associated office in Guangzhou.

Our brand strengths:

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