I oversee both the financial management system and a wide range of operational functions, contributing to the company's growth and success. Reporting to the CEO and Managing Director, I manage a small finance team and take charge of responsibilities across finance, HR, business development, and operations.Key Responsibilities:Financial Oversight:Managed the firm’s finances to support strategic growth, producing monthly management accounts and reports.Led… Show more I oversee both the financial management system and a wide range of operational functions, contributing to the company's growth and success. Reporting to the CEO and Managing Director, I manage a small finance team and take charge of responsibilities across finance, HR, business development, and operations.Key Responsibilities:Financial Oversight:Managed the firm’s finances to support strategic growth, producing monthly management accounts and reports.Led budgeting, cash flow forecasting, credit control, and ensured compliance with financial regulations (including HMRC reporting).Liaised with external auditors, banks, and accountants, ensuring smooth audits and strong financial relationships.Operational Leadership:Streamlined internal processes to improve operational efficiency.Oversaw payroll, bookkeeping, payments, and client to office transfers, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.Supported improvements in financial systems to aid business development and growth.Business Strategy & Analysis:Contributed to business strategies, analysing financial performance and making improvement recommendations.Presented financial insights and management accounts to senior leadership to inform decision-making.Human Resources & Team Management:Led HR efforts, including recruitment, staff inductions, and performance management.Coordinated department reviews, training plans, and ensured teams met KPIs.Facilities & IT Management:Managed facilities, IT systems, and external service providers to ensure smooth operations.Oversaw health and safety, building maintenance, and repairs.Business Development & Marketing:Supported business development initiatives, collaborating with marketing to drive growth.Maintained accurate financial and operational records, ensuring compliance across the organisation. Show less

Responsibilities include general management of the company while heading the finance department. Oversight of most of the tasks including procurement of work, HR functions, Brexit tax changes including treatment of VAT post-Brexit, training, and development of staff, liaising with clients, single-handedly managing the accounts, monitor KPIs to achieve business objectives, manage team leaders, KPIs & appraisals, drive efficiency by monitoring customer services provided to clients, liaising with… Show more Responsibilities include general management of the company while heading the finance department. Oversight of most of the tasks including procurement of work, HR functions, Brexit tax changes including treatment of VAT post-Brexit, training, and development of staff, liaising with clients, single-handedly managing the accounts, monitor KPIs to achieve business objectives, manage team leaders, KPIs & appraisals, drive efficiency by monitoring customer services provided to clients, liaising with stakeholders and delivery of all financial and management accounts. Show less

Preparation of the monthly and yearly management & statutory accounts in accordance with GAAP, annual budgeting, monthly, quarterly, and yearly cashflow & forecasting, prepare and present financial overview to the directors each month, analyse business trends and past results for potential opportunities, growth scenario analysis, risk management, cost allocation to cost centres, liaising with insurance and banking specialists, VAT returns, corporation tax, general ledger management, preparation… Show more Preparation of the monthly and yearly management & statutory accounts in accordance with GAAP, annual budgeting, monthly, quarterly, and yearly cashflow & forecasting, prepare and present financial overview to the directors each month, analyse business trends and past results for potential opportunities, growth scenario analysis, risk management, cost allocation to cost centres, liaising with insurance and banking specialists, VAT returns, corporation tax, general ledger management, preparation of inter-company accounts, liaising with HM Customs, exporters, freight forwarder and clearing agents, bonded warehouse facilities manager, ensuring compliance with UK/EU legislation, and AEO regulations, maintaining reconciliations and trackers for fulfilment. Show less

• Management of the finance department of 10 staff as Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration.• Designed a specialist criminal billing workflow on LexisNexis suite to reduce manual data entry by 2000+ hours each year.• Restructuring of WIP calculation methodology to achieve 95% accuracy.• Migration of SOS accounts software to Lexis Nexis suite. • Responsible for ensuring processes are in place to comply with the SRA handbook requirements.• Timely and accurate… Show more • Management of the finance department of 10 staff as Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration.• Designed a specialist criminal billing workflow on LexisNexis suite to reduce manual data entry by 2000+ hours each year.• Restructuring of WIP calculation methodology to achieve 95% accuracy.• Migration of SOS accounts software to Lexis Nexis suite. • Responsible for ensuring processes are in place to comply with the SRA handbook requirements.• Timely and accurate delivery of monthly and yearly management & financial accounts.• Ensure accuracy and integrity of the firm’s accounting records and financial systems. • Responsible for review of month end control accounts with particular emphasis on credit control. • Prepare and analyse statutory accounts in compliance with GAAP, IAS and IFRS. • Responsible for budgetary analysis, forecasts, robust variance analysis and KPI analysis. • Oversight and scrutiny of working capital components with specific attention to WIP and reduction of debtors’ balances.• Regularly review the effectiveness of internal controls in finance, operations & compliance. • Production of ‘Controls and Procedures Manual’ for review and adoption by staff. • Ad hoc reporting to the board and management. • Implement a risk assessment and management culture.Key relationships• Practice director, members, senior partners and other partners, billing manager• Manager at external accountants and relationship support manager at the bank• Relationship support managers at Legal Aid Agency and Solicitors Regulation Authority Show less

Management of the accounts team, delegating duties, ensuring all team members are fully trained in order to perform all delegated tasks properly and on time. Ensure full compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SARs) and Money Laundering Regulations. Ensure bank transfers are authorised and implemented, liaising with the bank when required. Ensure all integrity checks are carried out daily and the VAT summary is checked at least once a week. Produce weekly cash flow statements. Ensure any… Show more Management of the accounts team, delegating duties, ensuring all team members are fully trained in order to perform all delegated tasks properly and on time. Ensure full compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SARs) and Money Laundering Regulations. Ensure bank transfers are authorised and implemented, liaising with the bank when required. Ensure all integrity checks are carried out daily and the VAT summary is checked at least once a week. Produce weekly cash flow statements. Ensure any monthly bills are issued in order to comply with Client instructions. Check all nominal ledger accounts at month end for inaccuracies. Ensure all monthly reports are accurate and balanced before running month-end. Meet with Partners monthly to discuss WIP/client balances/aged debt. Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of all Client and Office bank accounts and write up of same. Ensure all reports required for the auditors and the firm are balanced and printed off before running the year-end procedure. Show less

Managing a legally aided, predominantly human rights practice in a busy and high volume environment, driving consistency and best practices across the business and using organisational skills, management expertise and business knowledge to ensure the practice is profitable for member lawyers. Responsible for improving company’s cash flow by reducing its liabilities, preparing year-end accounts & quarterly VAT returns. As a member of the senior management team, building the organisational… Show more Managing a legally aided, predominantly human rights practice in a busy and high volume environment, driving consistency and best practices across the business and using organisational skills, management expertise and business knowledge to ensure the practice is profitable for member lawyers. Responsible for improving company’s cash flow by reducing its liabilities, preparing year-end accounts & quarterly VAT returns. As a member of the senior management team, building the organisational culture and work environment and facilitating communication, using business knowledge to ensure the practice remains operational and profitable, considering financial records, accounting practices, revenue, and other financial strategies to make sure the business turns a profit, producing financial and management accounts ensuring compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR), ensuring that the firm maintains its position as a business and conform to legal and ethical requirements for client billing required by the LSC/SRA in which it operates, development, implementation, monitoring and prioritising of policies and procedures and examine operations and makes decisions such as realigning employee responsibilities. Responsible for the day to day operational performance and service delivery of all departments in the firm. The role required full time contribution to the development of strategy and best practice for the departments and company as a whole. Responsible for the delivery of the business plan and associated strategic objectives, the development of people through performance reviews, effective management of company's finances, rigorous compliance to standards set by regulatory authorities and appraisal of available resources and staff. Show less