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Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.\nWe are seeking an experienced Accountant to provide day-to-day accounting and finance support to our newly established Madrid office. Working closely with the Firm's Finance Department, the Accountant handles the Accounts/Finance Department functions of the office, including but not limited to monthly reporting; local bookkeeping; tax filings with the assistance of the Firm’s external tax advisor preparing bills; managing the cash requirements of the office; and payroll management.\nThis is a hands-on role at a foundational stage of the office's development, offering the opportunity to help establish local finance processes and systems within a leading global law firm.\nThe Accountant is responsible for ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner, to the highest standard, and in accordance with all regulatory and statutory requirements\nThis role reports to the Head of Finance (currently based in London) and works very closely with the Director of Administration of the Madrid office.\nResponsibilities include:\nResponsible for billing, payments, receipts, journal entries, etc.\nMaintain the books and records in accordance with Firm policy\nPerform the monthly close, including expense estimates and accruals and reconciliation of bank and other ledger accounts\nPrepare monthly reporting for the Firm's Finance Department and reconcile local records to firmwide reporting as needed\nPrepare client bills and ensure compliance with Spanish invoicing and electronic invoicing requirements and with Firm Billings policies\nMonitor receivable status and prepare outstanding bill summaries when required\nAnswer enquiries from partners, legal assistants and the global finance team\nMonitor cash flow and prepare cash forecasts for cash funding from headquarters\nManage day-to-day banking and payment operations and maintain the local bank relationship\nPrepare revenue reports and review the work of the local accounting firm for local tax filings (including VAT/IVA, IRPF withholdings, corporate income tax, and informative and intra-EU returns), ensuring regulatory requirements are met with accuracy and on time\nLiaise with the bank, local accounting firm and external auditors to ensure compliance with Spanish accounting and tax rules, including statutory accounts, the annual audit and filings with the Commercial Registry\nEnsure compliance with local rules and regulations and with the Firm's global financial controls and policies\nWork with external payroll consultants and the local accounting firm on preparation of the monthly payroll.\nCoordinate Social Security contributions, withholdings and related filings, maintaining strict confidentiality of payroll and personal data\nPlay a liaison role between the partners, legal assistants and the accounts team as required\nProvide orientation to new employees to ensure the Firm's financial policies and procedures are complied with\nSupport the Director of Administration with vendor payments, office expenditure and cost control\nContribute to the establishment of finance processes and systems in a newly opened office and support local and global finance initiatives\nQualifications:\nThe ability to solve problems, be innovative, organised and detail oriented\nAbility to prioritise work and resolve issues\nGood communication skills, interacting professionally with people at all levels within the firm, with clients and with outside vendors\nComfortable managing ambiguity and change in a newly established office\nAbility to work under pressure with frequent interruptions and tight deadlines, and willingness to work additional hours as and when required to meet deadlines, especially during the year end push\nDiplomacy and flexibility\nExperience:\nMinimum of five years' experience working in a similar finance position in a law firm or professional services organization\nDemonstrable skills and experience in a finance and accounting background; a degree or professional qualification in accounting, finance or economics is preferred\nStrong working knowledge of Spanish accounting, tax, payroll and Social Security requirements\nExperience organising projects and systems related to Finance departments; experience supporting a new or scaling office is an advantage\nFluent in Spanish and English, both written and spoken\nHigh level working knowledge of CMS Aderant/Elite and Emburse would be an advantage\nProficiency in all Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and Outlook\nGibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.\n______\nFor technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at . Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.\n______\nGibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.\nIf you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at . Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process. 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