Senior Accountant - General Ledger

Senior Accountant - General Ledger at DLA Piper

Main purpose of job

The Finance Senior Accountant/Analyst manages daily operations for dedicated clients and processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. They oversee team training, process quality, and lead improvements. The role also involves supporting complex queries and ensuring smooth workflow. Expertise in accounting processes, software tools (Excel, SAP, ServiceNow), and strong communication skills are essential.

Main duties and responsibilities

Team training and development

• Organizing and conducting training for the team
• Ensuring that each team member is up to date with current processes/technologies/regulations, as well as at an equal level of knowledge
• Sharing process/technical knowledge – The senior should have the broadest process knowledge (SME is more dedicated to projects).
• Participating in senior group (e.g. on Teams) to exchange the knowledge

Process analysis & Quality Assurance

• Conducting and organizing Problem Solving Sessions
• Analyzing processes in terms of correctness and quality
• Preparing reports
• Initiating process improvements – remember: this should be for all team members
• Controlling the quality of processes on a daily basis
• Managing the Daily/Weekly/Monthly Quality Check process
• Controlling the compliance of processes with Compliance and SLA
• Quality control of DTP's
• Participating in operational/technical calls

Processing

• Testing new solutions/systems/technologies; backup and cooperation with SME in terms of implementing improvements in SNOW
• Processing and resolving demanding cases and queries as first point of contact, 2nd SME
• Supporting the team in operational work requiring advanced knowledge and most complex matters as first point of contact, 2nd SME
• Advising the Team in decision-making
• Supporting SME and coordinator if needed
• Contact with other teams in case of cross team cases – remember: this should be for all team members

Supporting TL in case of absence/lack of coordinator

About you

• Work experience in Finance with understanding of GL processes
• Relevant, in depth expertise in a specific process area
• University Degree preferably in accounting or relevant courses
• Proficiency with relevant software, systems and tools (Excel, SAP, ServiceNow etc.)
• Attention to detail
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge sharing skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Very good self-organization and target orientation skills
• Customer and teamwork focus and capability

About us

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

Our values

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative - we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold - we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional - we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

Diversity and inclusion

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

Hybrid working

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

Pre-engagement screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.