Finance Specialist

Larbey Evans; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

This international city law firm is looking to hire an interim Senior Legal Cashier to work with Finance Director on an initial 6 month FTC basis.

• Salary: £65,000 - 70,000
• 4 days in the office, 1 remote
• Location: City of London

This role will provide cover for 6 months. The Senior Legal Cashier will oversee all financial accounting for the London office. Reporting into the Director of Operations in London as well as to the firm’s US headquarters, duties include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee the day-to-day financial accounting operations and finance assistants of the London office.
• Responsible for all London general ledger/balance sheet accounts. Liaise with HQ to ensure all reconciliations are complete and reconciling items are researched and resolved.
• Support the London budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Monthly completion of the London financial results.
• Research and reconcile all variances against expense budgets.
• Support local treasury function and cash flow management.
• Support with the preparation of annual partnership tax return and London VAT returns.
• Day-to-day supervision of client money procedures, controls, and the annual SRA audit.
• Responsible for compliance and consistency with established local and/or firmwide procedures, internal controls, and policies.
• Support the implementation/roll-out of financial software and applications in the London office.
• Support the relationship with outside tax accountants and Firmwide Director of taxation, providing timely financial information for UK tax return preparation.
• Ad-hoc reporting for London Business Services.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of related legal cashier / finance experience, including all aspects of accounting and financial functions.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience of handling SRA audits and strong VAT/compliance knowledge.
• Knowledge of partnership tax returns would also be of advantage.
• Ideally possess a working knowledge of Elite 3e, Chrome River, and advanced Excel.

Candidates are required to be available to start in March 2025 and be able to commit for a minimum of 6 months, as well as be able to commit to full-time office hours.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Legal

Industries

Law Practice, Legal Services, and Accounting