Accounts and management information

Herbert Smith is a market-leading international law firm, attracting some of the most talented people in the market, as well as leading clients and transactions. It’s a stimulating and fast-moving environment, where you will be supporting the industry’s top lawyers who are recognised as being at the cutting edge of business development work and legal thinking.

The accounts and management information group (AMIG) is responsible for all the accounting functions of the firm, and the provision of financial and management information.

A firm grip on finances
AMIG handles the financial management and control of the entire organisation (including financial planning and budgeting), working closely with the accounting teams in the international offices.

The team reports back to the firm through key performance indicators, management accounts and annual financial statements. The accounting functions under the control of AMIG are banking, billing, credit control, payroll, internal audit, and systems and management accounting.

The department is firmly integrated with other support services, such as, HR and business development, to provide a seamless service. It is also CIMA regulated.

Opportunities
We offer you many opportunities to specialise or to gain experience across a range of specialist areas, investing heavily in training and development. Most people within the department choose to receive industry-recognised professional training in at least one, and often several, areas of expertise. These include accounting, tax and anti-money laundering.

Most of our managers are home grown, which is testament to the fact that there is a clear career progression route within the firm, both vertically and horizontally. Our managers’ long and loyal service to Herbert Smith can be attributed to the enjoyable working environment, strong team spirit (many of our departments are on the Staff Social and Sports Committee) and the excellent rewards we offer for working here.

Dynamic industry
The legal sector is going through huge and rapid change. Working for an international law firm is now more exciting than ever. Herbert Smith can offer you a truly rewarding career working for one of the world’s elite law firms.