Job Description

London xc2xa360,000 - xc2xa370,000Finance Manager / Head of AccountsLondonxc2xa360K- xc2xa370KDouglas Scott are on the look out for an excellent and proactive and self-motivated Legal Finance Manager / Head of Accounts to join our leading client at their office in London.If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing and energetic team, and would like to join an award-winning law led professional law firm, we would like to hear from you. This role is perfect for a Finance Manager or Head of Accounts who has previous experience working within a similar role inside a law firm.The Role:

• Overseeing and managing the day-to-day accounting and legal cashier operations within the finance team
• Supervising accounts team, training them, monitoring their performance/activities, allocating tasks and providing guidance and support as needed
• Preparing monthly management accounts and KPIs
• Budgeting / forecasting / cash flow management
• Monitoring income and expenditure against budgets
• Preparing monthly cash flow reports actual and forecast
• Preparing and posting monthly journals for accruals, prepayments, payroll etc
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Client and Office bank reconciliations and month-end procedures
• Processing client to office transfers
• Posting office account entries and suppliers invoices onto Xero
• Preparing and filing VAT returns through Making Tax Digital
• Completing and processing monthly Payroll, paying PAYE/NI
• Support the senior management team with any specific analysis and queries
• Dealing with daily queries from partners, legal staff and secretaries
• Managing the SAR audits and accounts review
• Liaising with the bank and HMRC

The Candidate:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in finance within a law firm is essential
• Recent experience working under SRA Solicitors Accounts Rules in a law firm is essential
• Attention to details and accuracy
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

The firm are offering competitive benefits and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a flexible hybrid working model. If you are an experienced Finance Manager / Head of Accounts, based in or near London, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to rio@douglas-scott.co.uk.

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment