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| Company | Heppenstalls Solicitors Limited |
| Role | Legal Accounts Manager |
| Type | Full Time |
| Location | New Milton, Hampshire |
| Salary | Competitive Salary |
We are looking for a Legal Accounts Manager
We are looking for a Legal Accounts Manager with a minimum of five years’ experience in a similar role, preferably within a law firm.
You will play a vital role in shaping the financial strategy of the firm, while remaining actively involved in day-to-day operations. You are ideally conversant with the Solicitors Accounts Rules and comfortable being responsible for the overall management of the accounts function and form part of our Senior Management Team.
Qualifications/Skills:
A qualified Accountant AAT/CA/CIMA with strong commercial and technical skills preferred, with or working towards ILFM qualifications. Consideration also given to part qualified or those qualified by experience.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the business and its objectives
- Ensure all accounts and accounting practices are compliant with the SRA account rules, management accounts, invoices, VAT returns; and keep all the accounts up to date to maximise cash flow
- Enhance financial systems and processes to support efficiency and scalability
- Reconcile the client and office accounts
- Manage, produce and analyse high level reports for all budgeting, forecasting and accounts purposes.
- Analysing targets
- Provide back-office services such as accounts payable, collection and payroll
- Monitoring cash flow
- Providing insights on the financial health of the organisation
- Ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues
- Look for cost-reduction opportunities and ways to boost revenue
- Developing relationships with external contacts such as auditors, SRA and HM Revenue & Customs.
- Debt management
- Lead and mentor the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high performing culture.
To Apply:
We offer a competitive salary, 32 days holiday (including bank holidays), an extra day off for your Birthday, pension scheme. If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and covering letter to tracey.dobson@heppenstalls.co.uk.