Finance Manager / Head of Accounts

Finance Manager / Head of Accounts

Location: London

Salary: £60K- £70K

Douglas Scott are on the lookout for an excellent, proactive, and self-motivated Legal Finance Manager / Head of Accounts to join our leading client at their office in London.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive, ambitious, growing, and energetic team, and would like to join an award-winning law-led professional law firm, we would like to hear from you. This role is perfect for a Finance Manager or Head of Accounts who has previous experience working within a similar role inside a law firm.

The Role:

1. Overseeing and managing the day-to-day accounting and legal cashier operations within the finance team
2. Supervising the accounts team, training them, monitoring their performance/activities, allocating tasks, and providing guidance and support as needed
3. Preparing monthly management accounts and KPIs
4. Budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
5. Monitoring income and expenditure against budgets
6. Preparing monthly cash flow reports (actual and forecast)
7. Preparing and posting monthly journals for accruals, prepayments, payroll, etc.
8. Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements
9. Client and office bank reconciliations and month-end procedures
10. Processing client to office transfers
11. Posting office account entries and suppliers' invoices onto Xero
12. Preparing and filing VAT returns through Making Tax Digital
13. Completing and processing monthly payroll, paying PAYE/NI
14. Supporting the senior management team with any specific analysis and queries
15. Dealing with daily queries from partners, legal staff, and secretaries
16. Managing the SAR audits and accounts review
17. Liaising with the bank and HMRC

The Candidate:

1. Minimum 4 years of experience in finance within a law firm is essential
2. Recent experience working under SRA Solicitors Accounts Rules in a law firm is essential
3. Attention to detail and accuracy
4. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills

The firm offers competitive benefits, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a flexible hybrid working model. If you are an experienced Finance Manager / Head of Accounts, based in or near London, please get in touch for confidential consideration or send your CV to .