Finance Assistant
Date: 29 Apr 2025
Location: Guernsey, GG, GY1 1AR
Company: Walkers Global
We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.
We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.
Overview of role
To provide support to the management of the business by maintaining accurate accounting records in respect of the Group and to assist with the Group’s annual budgeting process. All tasks to be carried out efficiently and effectively, in accordance with Walkers' procedures. To assist in the day to day running of the Finance function for the region working alongside the Senior Finance Manager, Head of CI Finance and Managing Partner.
Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification
- Prepare the schedule and prepare PDF batch of invoices to support payments
- Prepare monthly supplier and expenses payment run and ask me to approve it
- Post payments
- Operate as 4-eye reviewer of the batches prepared by the Finance Assistant and where necessary to make amends
- Enter payments / transfers on the banking platform
- Release payments in absence of Senior Finance Manager
- Reconcile the "Payroll" control accounts
- Schedule a session to review and investigate differences with Senior Finance Manager
- Update bad debt provision schedules
- Post bad debt provision journals
- Reconcile Intercompany accounts
- Post journal for Intercompany charges from other offices
- Notify other offices of our Intercompany charges to them
- Update prepayments schedules
- Prepare, upload and post prepayments journals
- Update accruals schedules
- Prepare, upload and post accruals journals
- Expenditure versus Budget reports (Marketing, HR, Ops)
- Assist with the prepare and submission of requests for information from national statistics office
- Assist with the preparation of spreadsheets and analysis spreadsheets
- Responding to audit enquiries
- Assist with the preparation of spreadsheets and schedules
- Discussions with budget holders to agree plans and costs
Education, Skills & Experience
- Previous experience desirable. Preferably working toward a professional qualification or wishes to work towards a professional qualification. Time barred accountants considered.
- Essential: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Professional Suite of products
- Desirable: Aderant
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Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.
