Key Responsibilities
1. Responsible for all users set ups within the firm along with day to day administrative tasks.
2. Proactively liaising with all colleagues to ensure that service queries are resolved effectively and efficiently.
3. Ensure finance systems provide accurate and timely information.
4. Ensuring month end close as well as year end close is actioned in a timely manner.
Essential Skills & Experience
5. Excellent organisational skills across a varied workload, ability to prioritise tasks to meet agreed deadlines.
6. Skilled at delivering work to a high level of detail.
7. Professional manner in both verbal and written communication.
8. Self-motivated, pro - active and able to use own initiative.
9. Flexible approach with willingness to accept a range of varying responsibilities.
10. Willing and able to work well under pressure, particularly at certain times of the month/year.
11. Positive attitude.
12. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
13. Advanced excel skills.
14. MS office skills.
15. Legal or professional services background.
16. Knowledge of finance processes.
17. Elite 3E experience desirable.
The Firm
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
18. Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
19. Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
20. Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
21. Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
Business Services Competencies
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:
22. Technical Excellence
23. People and Team
24. Client/Stakeholder Relationships
25. Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
26. Personal Effectiveness