Coventry
Competitive Salary + bonus and excellent benefits
We are working with a very well-established, multi office law firm who are looking to attract an experienced ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified Financial Director to oversee/lead their finance function as a key member of the firm's senior leadership team.
Previous experience of working with SRA accounts rules is essential.
The role will involve:
- Advising and guiding the Senior Leadership Team in commercial finance matters
- Maintaining all finance and accounts processes and compliance with SRA requirements
- Undertaking responsibility as the firm's registered COFA (Compliance Office for Finance and Administration)
- Maintaining records of compliance and regulatory breaches and reporting these to the SLT
- Leading the development of the finance strategy across all areas of the business
- Providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers
- Managing cash flow by monitoring expenditure, supervising billing and credit control
- Managing the renewal process of the Practising Certificates for Solicitors, and assisting with renewal of Profession Indemnity Insurance
- Responsibility for cash management with the ultimate goal of managing the Firm's liquidity and mitigating any operational, financial and reputational risk
- Improving and automating financial systems and processes
- Supervising and managing legal cash office staff
Suitable candidates will have:
- Qualified status - ACA, ACCA or CIMA
- Previous experience and sound knowledge of working with Legal Accounts (SAR) and regulatory requirements
- Experience of working for a firm with £3m+ turnover
- Experience of leading a finance function as Head of Department or Director
This is a full time permanent job, working 9am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday.
Benefits include:
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Additional paid leave at Christmas
- Your birthday off from your second year of employment
- Company pension scheme
- Death in service benefits, 3x annual salary
- Private health insurance
- Free on-site parking
- Bonus scheme of 10% on revenue achieved over target
- Company sick pay
- Free beverages
- A calendar of social events throughout the year
- Staff discounts on conveyancing and wills
- Excellent prospects for long term career progression
Note: A competitive salary is offered in line with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge
For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions
About Talentwise
Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.
We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.
About Your Consultant
Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service - the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey's passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it's stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey's experience and expertise.
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