Accruals Specialist

Description & Requirements

Role purpose

To play a key role within the Billing & Collections team, responsible not only for the accurate preparation and delivery of monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc accrual reports, but also for driving high quality financial insight. The role-holder will play a critical part in ensuring that clients, Partners, and leadership teams receive timely, reliable, and strategically relevant financial information that supports budgeting, forecasting, and overall cost management decision making.

In addition to overseeing the end-to-end accruals process, this individual will proactively engage with Partners, client finance teams, and senior stakeholders to understand their reporting needs, advise on financial impacts, and ensure a consistent, client focused delivery experience. They will partner closely with internal operational teams, attorneys, Finance, and Client Management functions to source data, validate complex inputs, resolve issues, and ensure the completeness and accuracy of all accrual outputs.

They will show strong communication skills, the ability to influence and collaborate across levels, and the confidence to present financial narratives to senior stakeholders. They will contribute to process improvements, standardization efforts, and the development of best practice reporting frameworks to enhance efficiency and the overall client experience.

Main responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, review, and delivery of complex, client specific accrual reports across monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc cycles, ensuring outputs meet strategic client and Partner expectations
• Oversee the collection, evaluation, and interpretation of financial and operational data—including Work in Progress (WIP), costs, accounts receivable, and eBilling exceptions—to produce accurate, insight driven accrual reporting
• Drive the development and maintenance of standardised reporting frameworks, ensuring efficient data gathering, robust attorney/Partner approval processes, and the effective use of technology to enhance quality and timeliness
• Ensure the integrity of all raw data inputs, proactively identifying and resolving discrepancies, and implementing preventative measures to reduce recurring data issues
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, audit trails, and reporting governance, ensuring transparency, consistency, and compliance with internal controls and client audit requirements
• Independently manage workload and priorities, demonstrating sound judgment, anticipating risks, and making informed recommendations that consider broader business and client impacts
• Provide support and leadership across additional workstreams and special projects as required, contributing expertise to wider Billing & Collections or Finance initiatives
• Collaborate with cross functional teams—including Finance, Operations, Attorneys, and Client Management—to secure accurate data inputs and ensure alignment on reporting assumptions
• Perform advanced variance analysis, preparing clear explanations and actionable insight for Partners, senior stakeholders, and client finance teams
• Identify, escalate, and help remediate data integrity concerns, working with relevant teams to strengthen upstream processes
• Serve as a key point of contact for client accrual queries, offering timely, professional, and advisory level guidance to enhance the client experience
• Engage directly with market finance teams, Regional Chief Financial Officers (RCFOs) and Billing Partners, facilitating informed decision making and ensuring clarity where complex data or assumptions are involved
• Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with RCFOs, Partners, senior stakeholders, and client representatives, supporting smooth reporting cycles and elevating the profile of the accruals function
• Maintain and enhance process documentation, templates, and reporting methodologies, ensuring they remain aligned with best practice and evolving client needs
• Champion continuous improvement, contributing ideas and expertise that drive better data extraction, reporting accuracy, automation, and operational efficiency across the accruals process

Technical skills, qualifications and experience

• Strong experience in Finance, Billing, Collections, Reporting, or Operational Analysis, with direct responsibility for producing or reviewing complex financial reports
• Demonstrate experience in client facing or Partner facing finance roles, including handling escalations, communicating financial impacts, and leading discussions on accrual methodologies
• Proven track record of working with advanced financial reporting systems, including contributing to system enhancements, process automation, or data optimisation
• Experience working with large scale datasets, multi-source inputs, and structured reporting environments
• Strong analytical foundation, with evidence of providing data driven insight and influencing decision making
• Preferred: Exposure to law firm finance, professional services environments, or client billing operations
• Preferred: Involvement in process improvement or transformation initiatives within Finance or Billing
• Advanced Excel expertise, including complex formulas, nested functions, advanced lookups, pivot modelling, data validation, automation techniques, and error proofing controls
• Strong data management and analytics capability, with the ability to interpret, validate, and model large and complex financial datasets
• Deep understanding of accrual accounting principles and their application within client reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Proficient in financial systems and reporting platforms, with the ability to troubleshoot issues, optimise usage, and support system enhancements (e.g., SAP, Fiori, Finance Portal)
• Experience designing and improving reporting frameworks, dashboards, and templates to enhance accuracy, standardisation, and stakeholder usability
• Able to identify data integrity concerns and implement solutions, including upstream process improvements and controls
• Strong ability to translate financial data into insights, communicating key drivers and trends to senior stakeholders and clients
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong quality assurance discipline, ensuring accuracy across all reporting cycles
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex datasets and provide clear, actionable insights
• Able to manage multiple, concurrent reporting deadlines, demonstrating strong prioritisation and resilience under pressure
• Confident and professional communicator, capable of engaging effectively with Partners, senior stakeholders, and client finance teams. 
• High degree of autonomy, with the ability to make informed decisions, anticipate issues, and take ownership of end-to-end deliverables
• Strong collaboration skills, able to build trusted relationships across Finance, Billing, Attorneys, and market teams
• Proactive approach to identifying risks, recommending solutions, and driving improvements across reporting processes and systems

About us

The Finance function provides the following services to the Firm:

• Supporting strategic decision-making from a financial and business perspective
• Managing cash flow, including accounts payable, credit checks, billing and collections
• Ensuring firm-wide purchasing excellence and efficiency
• Financial reporting, budgets and forecasts
• Securing financing across the global firm

Additional Information

Requisition ID: 3296

Posting Date: 23-Jul-2026

Location Type: Office/Onsite

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time