Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors LLP is a third generation firm of solicitors founded in 1906 and based in the heart of Dublin City. Widely regarded as one of the leading insurance litigation firms in Ireland, they offer a specialist service to their clients. Corrigan & Corrigan are seeking to recruit an Office and Finance Manager to join their busy team. Please note that this role is office-based in Dublin 2.
Office and Finance Manager role and responsibilities
Accounts
- Day to day responsibility for accounts
- To keep the firm’s accounts up to date
- Significant data entry – speed and accuracy essential
- All bank reconciliations and month-end reporting along with all other reconciliations
- Credit control
- Accounts payable
- Compliance with Solicitors Accounts Regulations
- Online banking, cheque payments and enforcement of verification policies and procedures
- Billing and invoices on each matter
- Maintaining all necessary and appropriate records in compliance with all relevant regulatory and office requirements
- Generating reports and distributing to partners. Overseeing action required to be taken in respect of same
- Managing aged debt
- Supporting fee earners and support staff on billing and funds transfer transactions
- Revenue online – Withholding tax- VAT returns – Payroll returns
- Assisting external auditors and accountants with SARs reporting and year-end accounts preparation
Facilities
- Provision of appropriate facilities for staff
- Office equipment and the related maintenance contracts
- Liaison with all suppliers
- Ensuring facilities comply with Health & Safety regulations
- Maintaining all required office inventories – equipment, IT, service provider contact details, etc.
Purchasing
- Ordering and monitoring of office supplies and payments
- Purchase agreements with external suppliers
Stall resourcing and HR
- Staff management
- Payroll
- Supervision of secretarial and administrative staff
- Appropriate allocation of work to legal secretaries and executives
- Recruitment of secretarial and administrative staff
- Sourcing of temporary staff where appropriate
- Training of secretarial and administrative staff
- Management of support cover
- Induction process for new staff
- Maintain records of sickness and holidays and management of both
- Implementing and maintaining HR policies and procedures to support a positive workplace environment
Information technology
- Liaison with external providers to ensure that IT infrastructure is appropriate for the needs of the practice
- Providing internal IT support to staff
- Phone system
- Management and understanding of Case Management system (Keyhouse), SAM and Sage.
Internal communications
- Working with the Head of Communications to ensure the efficient flow of information within the practice
- Regular meetings with support staff, and fee earners as required
The person
- Previous experience in a legal practice including staff management and payroll – minimum 3 years’ experience
- A highly motivated individual
- Highly developed organisational skills with an ability to take on and complete multiple tasks within agreed timescales
- Proven ability to take responsibility and act on own initiative
- Highly professional - committed to excellence in approach to work
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ideally Keyhouse Case Management
- Capacity to communicate effectively
- Appreciation of the sensitive nature of the information that the post holder will be privy to and the need for absolute discretion and trust.
This is a great opportunity to join a prestigious, specialist firm with the opportunity to guide the financial strategy of the organisation. If you wish to apply for this role, please email a CV and cover letter to: irene.santiago@corrigan.ie
Closing date for applications is end of day, Wednesday 10 September 2025.
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