Operational Leadership Role
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We are seeking a highly capable and detail-oriented Finance and Office Manager to manage the firm's operational, financial, and administrative functions. This is a fully onsite role, ideal for a professional with strong financial acumen and proven leadership in office management.
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* Accounting and Compliance: Full responsibility for day-to-day accounts management, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, liaising with the accountant and book-keeper, maintaining up-to-date and accurate firm accounts, performing all bank and other reconciliations, managing credit control processes, conducting significant data entry with a focus on speed and accuracy.
* Operational Management: Conduct regular meetings with fee earners to review work in progress and targets, prepare monthly forecasts and cash flow analysis for partners, calculate annual bonuses for fee earners.
* Staff Supervision and Management: Supervise and support secretarial and administrative staff, oversee recruitment, training, and induction processes, manage staff resourcing and holiday/sick leave records.
* Facilities and IT Oversight: Ensure appropriate office facilities and equipment are in place, liaison with service providers and manage maintenance contracts, oversee IT infrastructure, website content, and case management systems.
* Communication and Marketing: Maintain internal communication processes and document security, manage the firm's website and online presence, coordinate social events and external communications.
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The Ideal Candidate:
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Holds an accounting qualification with at least 3 years experience in a dual finance and operations role, experience in a legal practice is desirable but not essential, demonstrated staff management experience, strong organisational and communication skills, proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with case management systems, discreet, professional, and capable of working on their own initiative.
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