Finance Analyst for an International Law Firm

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi RecruitMe FZE

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The Role
The Finance Analyst will play a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial processes. This position focuses on billing, collections, and maintaining strong working relationships with clients and fee earners. The role supports the business in achieving financial compliance, reducing aged debt, and maintaining high standards of financial hygiene. Key Responsibilities Billing & Collections • Liaise with fee earners to ensure accurate billing, timely submissions, and compliance with firm and client protocols. • Support collection efforts by following up with clients to reduce aged debt and ensure adherence to agreed payment terms. • Monitor unbilled WIP and proactively escalate issues to relevant stakeholders. • Handle client invoice queries in collaboration with the finance team to ensure high-quality service. • Coordinate with the Billing Team on the review of unbilled disbursement costs. • Assist with WIP ledger reviews, track fee arrangements, and maintain financial hygiene. • Assist with month-end reporting, ensuring data accuracy and completeness. • Assist in reviewing the PWP report to determine third-party invoices that need payment. • Prepare the daily Finance Update and monthly Activity/Billing/Cash note. • Prepare monthly Team Margin Reports for all Practice Groups and P&L reports for all offices. • Review month-on-month expense trends and analyse/report actual vs. budget variances. • Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations for all Middle East offices in line with the Group Financial Control policy. • Assist the Financial Controller with monthly and quarterly close processes, including posting journals and intercompany reconciliations. • Support year-end audits and statutory accounts filing, liaising with the international offices and auditors. • Assist in Sales Tax and VAT filing to meet deadlines. • Work closely with the FP&A Manager on ad hoc reporting requests. • Maintain effective coordination between Finance and business units to support smooth financial operations.

Requirements
Skills • Preferred candidate will come from a finance and accounting background and possess a finance related Degree. • Demonstrates strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. • Has a good understanding of basic computer packages including strong Microsoft Excel skills • Previous experience of SAP (or a similar Global Practice Management system) will be an advantage • Fluency in English, both spoken and written is mandatory. Fluency in Arabic is preferable but not essential • Law firm experience will be desirable.

About the company
RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster. Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs. What we do: Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them. We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.
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