Finance Manager - Lead Compliance & Finances

Tunbridge Wells Business Awards; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Care

Pension scheme

25 days holiday

Birthday off work

Death in Service

Job summary

Berry & Lamberts, a law firm with offices in Tunbridge Wells, seeks an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function and a small team across multiple locations. You will handle day-to-day cashiering, reporting, and internal controls while ensuring SRA Accounts Rules compliance and partnering with external accountants.

The role combines technical finance work with staff leadership, budgeting, payroll, and inter-office coordination, reporting to the Managing Partner.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA credentials.
• Experience in a law firm or SRA-regulated environment.
• Hands-on legal cashiering and client accounting knowledge.
• Proven staff supervision experience.
• Strong Excel and financial reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance/cashiering team and allocate work.
• Ensure compliance with SRA Accounts Rules across offices.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and budgets.
• Oversee payroll, WIP, and debtor control.
• Coordinate with external accountants and auditors.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Staff management

Legal cashiering

Client accounting

Excel skills

Communication

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Actionstep

Advanced Legal

Job description

Berry & Lamberts, a law firm with offices in Tunbridge Wells, seeks an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function and a small team across multiple locations. You will handle day-to-day cashiering, reporting, and internal controls while ensuring SRA Accounts Rules compliance and partnering with external accountants.

The role combines technical finance work with staff leadership, budgeting, payroll, and inter-office coordination, reporting to the Managing Partner.