Finance Manager – Law Firm | Lead Finance Team & Growth

LR Legal Recruitment; Loughton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual leave 25 days

Pension scheme

EAP

Wellbeing platform

Staff events

Job summary

LR Legal Recruitment is seeking an experienced Finance Manager for a well-established regional law firm. The role leads the firm's finance function, manages a team of four, and ensures accurate reporting, cash flow management and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of eight years’ finance experience within a law firm and hold an accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA). Previous COFA experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Eight years of finance experience in a law firm.
• Strong knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules and compliance.
• Experience preparing management accounts and forecasts.
• Budgeting, cash flow management and financial planning.
• Experience leading a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day financial operations of the firm.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Monitor budgets, profitability and performance across departments.
• Conduct variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
• Support partners with financial performance insight and KPIs.
• Lead the finance team and drive process improvements.

Skills

Law firm finance experience

SRA Accounts Rules knowledge

Management experience

Financial reporting

Cash flow management

Education

AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Legal accounting software

Case management systems

Job description

LR Legal Recruitment is seeking an experienced Finance Manager for a well-established regional law firm. The role leads the firm's finance function, manages a team of four, and ensures accurate reporting, cash flow management and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of eight years’ finance experience within a law firm and hold an accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA). Previous COFA experience preferred.