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Management Accountant
CMS is looking for a Management Accountant to join the Edinburgh team.
About CMS
CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.
We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.
About the Role
About You
Previous experience
Management accounting
Professional/Educational Qualification
Formal accountancy qualification preferred
Part qualified accountants studying for exams is accepted
Strong analytical and MS Excel skills (essential)
Proficient in other MS Office applications (Word)
Skills & Experience required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate at all levels.
Confident professional manner
Strong analytical skills
Grasps, retains and analyses complex information and concepts; great attention to detail.
Deliver high quality, risk aware, pragmatic and practical advice in client friendly, jargon free language (oral and written).
Ability to show initiative and good judgment, functioning well under pressure, able to switch gears on a moment’s notice and ability to concentrate in an environment of multiple demands and distractions.
Ability to develop good working relationships and act as translator for non financial colleagues.
Strongly self-motivated with a ‘sleeves rolled up’ mindset; always adopts a ‘can do’ approach; takes pride in work.
Personal and professional integrity unquestioned; owns up to errors promptly.
Sets an example by high quality of own work, consistency, enthusiasm and an open and professional attitude throughout the workplace.
Plan, organises and prioritises very well; works to given timeframes; responds promptly to administrative tasks.
Identify issues, risks and conflicts at an early stage, seeking assistance as necessary.
Equal Opportunities
At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive. For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.
Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
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