Finance Manager

Larbey Evans; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary to £110,000

Generous employee benefits

Hybrid working 3 days office / 2 rem

Job summary

Larbey Evans is recruiting a Finance Operations Manager to lead day-to-day financial transactions for the London and New York offices. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will oversee a small team and ensure timely reconciliations, budgeting and taxation support.

The role offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 remote) with a salary up to £110,000 and generous benefits. This is a great opportunity for an experienced finance supervisor or manager in a boutique, cross-border legal

Qualifications

• Qualified or Part-qualified accounting qualification required.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and financial controls experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day financial accounting operations for the London office.
• Oversee general ledger and balance sheet accounts; coordinate with head office for reconciliations.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and monthly London results.
• Manage client money procedures and SAR compliance.
• Support implementation of financial software and training in London.
• Coordinate with external tax accountants for UK tax return prep.

Skills

Technical accounting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Education

Qualified or Part-qualified accounting qualification

Tools

Financial software

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.