Finance Manager

Larbey Evans Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employee benefits

Hybrid working 3 days in office / 2 at

City of London location

Job summary

Larbey Evans Ltd is seeking a Finance Operations Manager to lead day-to-day financial transactions for the London and New York offices. The role reports to the Finance Director and manages a small team of three, ensuring client money controls, tax returns and VAT compliance are handled at a high standard.

We are seeking an experienced professional with strong technical accounting knowledge and a proven ability to implement robust controls.

Qualifications

• Qualified or partly qualified accounting qualification.
• Minimum seven years accounting experience in a law firm.
• Experience in budgeting, financial statements, accounts payable, billing and collections.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day financial accounting operations and finance assistants in the London office.
• Own London general ledger and balance sheet accounts; coordinate reconciliations with head office.
• Support London budgeting, forecasting, and monthly results.
• Oversee client money procedures, controls and the annual SAR audit.
• Assist in the rollout of financial software and system improvements.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Ethical standards

Communication skills

Analytical abilities

Prioritisation & project management

Education

Accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Finance Manager

Prestigious boutique transatlantic litigation law firm is looking to hire a Finance Operations Manager to lead on all day to day financial transactions for their London and New York offices.

What’s on Offer:

• Salary to £110,000
• Generous employee benefits
• Hybrid working 3 days office / 2 remote
• City of London
• Fantastic culture

Reporting into the Finance Director, this is a great opportunity for an experienced Finance Supervisor OR Manager, to oversee firmwide client, AP, revenue and SAR compliance duties whilst managing a small finance team of 3.

Finance Manager- What you will be doing:

• Managing the day–to–day financial accounting operations and finance assistants of the London office.
• Responsible for all London general ledger/balance sheet accounts. Liaising with head office to ensure all reconciliations are complete and reconciling items are researched and resolved.
• Support the London budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Monthly completion of the London financial results.
• Research and reconcile all variances against expense budgets.
• Support local treasury function and cash flow management
• Preparation of annual partnership tax return
• Preparation of London VAT returns
• Day-to-day management of client money procedures, controls and the annual SAR audit.
• Responsible for compliance and consistency with established local and/or firmwide procedures, internal controls and policies (assist in development and modification of methodologies as required, automating and streamlining process where applicable).
• Implement best practices, and ensure proper documentation and training is provided.
• Support the implementation/roll‑out of financial software and applications in the London office.
• Support the relationship with outside tax accountants and Firmwide Director of taxation, provision of timely financial information for UK tax return preparation.
• Ad-hoc reporting for London Management and Business Services.

Finance Manager – What we are looking for:

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and a track record of effective financial control and execution of financial procedures

• Ability to uphold ethical standards and confidentiality in handling financial and client‑related information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail, accuracy and problem‑solving
• Exceptional analytical, organisational. prioritisation and project management skills
• Ability to work under pressure with interruptions and to tight deadlines
• Ability to act with a high degree of integrity, autonomy and independence

Finance Manager Required experience:

• Qualified or Part-qualified recognised accounting qualification
• Minimum seven years accounting experience in a law firm covering budgeting, financial statement preparation, general accounting and accounts payable, billing and collections, and financial analysis. Knowledge of partnership tax returns would also be of advantage.
• Previous management experience would be an advantage.