Consolidation and Reporting Manager (Dentons Business Services EMEA)

Dentons Business Services EMEA is the operational backbone of Dentons, supporting the world's largest law firm in delivering exceptional service to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. As a crucial component of Dentons' global network, our EMEA business services team plays a key role in driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration. 

At Dentons Business Services EMEA, we are committed to excellence in supporting legal professionals with cutting-edge solutions. Our dynamic and diverse team collaborates seamlessly to provide a wide range of services, including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, and more. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability. 

Role overview: The Consolidation and Reporting Manager oversees Dentons' Europe Finance Team’s consolidation processes, ensuring accurate financial statements and compliance with GAAP standards. Responsibilities include supervising team tasks, managing group entity submissions, and liaising with local finance managers and auditors

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the consolidation team tasks.
• Perform the group consolidation and prepare financial statements within the agreed deadlines.
• Supervise the submission of consolidated packages from all group entities.
• Check and control of reporting delivered by various offices.
• Communicate to local financial managers in particular offices.
• Educate financial managers on reporting tools, guidelines, annual changes etc.
• Communicate and cooperate with external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP adopted by the group (currently UK GAAP)
• Prepare and update consolidation guidelines.

Knowledge:

• Offer suggestions for improvement in all areas of consolidation.
• Proactively contribute to team discussions to share knowledge and educate others.
• Utilize technical knowledge to the benefit of the group (under relevant GAAP applied)
• Enhance sector specific knowledge and apply best market practices within in the group

Required experience and education:

• University degree
• 7+ years working experience at a BIG 4 or similar.
• Experience with consolidation processes and working in a consolidation team.
• Ability working with strict deadlines in a time pressure environment.
• Be Flexible and taking responsibility for getting things done and involves others as appropriate.
• Experience working with External financial auditors.
• Effective communication skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English; proficiency in another European language being an advantage.
• Proficient in MS Office tools, especially Excel.

Desired experience and education:

• Part or fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, Others).
• Professional of professional business firm sector is an advantage.
• Experience with Wolter Kluwer Tagetik consolidation module.
• Experience working in a matrix environment.

Language Capabilities

We are a truly global law firm and as such, always welcome hearing from those with foreign language capabilities.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Essential to our success as a global law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We want a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved. We welcome you to learn more about inclusion, diversity and equity at Dentons.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability.

Reward and Recognition

Remuneration and benefits package will reflect the successful candidates experience and country where hired.