Financial Controller

Financial Controller – Successful Legal Firm 
London, WC2A 
£38,000 - £48,000 DOE (pro rata for part time) Plus Flexible, Remote Working Options 

With a team of highly trained, commercially experienced solicitors, our client provides businesses with a truly responsive and exceptional legal service. They are now looking for a Financial Controller to join their team on a full time or part time basis. 

If you’re a qualified accountant from a legal background, this is a fantastic opportunity to utilise your drive and ambition in a challenging, yet highly rewarding role. 

Within a collaborative and inspiring environment, you will have the chance to become an integral player in our client’s financial health. What’s more, with flexible working options, you will have the freedom to tailor your role around your existing commitments. 

As the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for our client’s accounting operations. 

In this important role, you’ll take hands-on responsibility for the purchase ledger, supervise the firm’s outsourced legal accounts and cashiering service, as well as preparing the monthly management accounts. 

You will complete debt collection tasks, VAT returns and manage the firm’s workplace pension scheme and payroll providers. Additionally, you’ll train new starters in the use of our client’s case management and financial system. 

Your other duties will involve: 

- Managing the leaving process for Lawyers 
- Setting up supplier and consultant payments 
- Authorising customer account payments 
- Managing credit card disbursement purchases 
- Ensuring that the firm complies with all financial regulations 

To be considered, you must: 

- Have previous accountancy experience, gained within a law firm
- Possess experience of SAR compliance processes 
- Be a qualified accountant 

Highly-motivated and hands-on, as the Financial Controller, you will be a confident communicator who can work well under pressure. You’ll also be highly organised, detail-oriented and adept at building strong working relationships. 

Previous experience of conducting internal training would be beneficial to your application. Experience of working with outsourced partners, such as payroll, or the workplace pension scheme would also be advantageous.

Please note, this role is available on either a full time or part time basis. 

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