Financial Controller

Dentons Business Services EMEA is currently seeking a Financial Controller to support our operations spread across 19 countries in Europe. Based in Warsaw you will predominantly be accountable for management accounting of the firm.

Why Dentons?

Dentons is the world’s largest global law firm. We’re the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. The international deals. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries. We’re a truly global, polycentric firm. Moving with innovation. Making the decisions that will take us from largest to leading. From now to next. The opportunity is huge.

Requirements

About the role

• Active involvement in budgeting process for Dentons Europe
• Critical review of budgets for costs, revenues, investments and participating in solving any irregularities
• Preparing timely monthly management accounts
• Improvement and implementation of reporting and management control procedures
• Annual and quarterly reporting to Dentons Global
• Preparing calculations, reports, presentations in the field of management accounting and budgeting for the needs of the firm’s leadership
• Preparing forecasts and financial parts of business plans for new investments
• Analysis and improvement of the data consolidation and reporting processes
• Administration of the budgeting system held in Tagetik
• Cooperation with Europe’s Countries finance leads and other Regional functions (Finance, Marketing, Technology, etc.)

About You

• University degree in Finance, Accounting
• Professional qualification such as ACCA or CIMA will be an advantage
• At least 3-4 years of professional experience in a similar role, 8-10 years of experience in finance, part of which in Big4 in audit or similar will be an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal (English, Polish)
• Able to work efficiently/accurately with little instruction and supervision

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Proven experience in budgeting and financial forecasting.
• Experience in creating management accounting concepts.
• Focus on process improvement and innovation.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience in using VBA and/or SQL to automate reporting processes will be an advantage.
• Experience in using Tagetik will be an advantage.

Benefits

Language Capabilities

We are a truly global law firm and as such, always welcome hearing from those with foreign language capabilities.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Essential to our success as a global law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We want a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved. We welcome you to learn more about inclusion, diversity and equity at Dentons.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability.

Reward and Recognition

Remuneration and benefits package will reflect the successful candidates experience and country where hired.