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Financial Controller

Butler Rose
Posted 4 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria LA116QR, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Butler Rose is assisting Gedye & Sons Solicitors in their search for a Management Accountant/Financial Controller, a pivotal role during the firm's growth phase.
  • The successful candidate should possess strong analytical skills and have experience in a legal firm, with COFA experience being desirable.
  • The position offers a salary of up to £55,000 per annum, depending on experience, along with 25 days of holiday and a contributory pension scheme.
  • This role is crucial due to the retirement of the current postholder and provides an excellent opportunity to join a respected firm with a stable management team.
  • Interviews are set to begin from February 15th, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply promptly.

Butler Rose have been exclusively retained by Gedye & Sons Solicitors to aid with their search for a number 1 in finance. This is a key role at an important time of their growth. They are a long established firm of solicitors with 2 sites. Last year they had a turnover over £1.2 million with more signs of growth this year. They are a highly regarded firm, with a strong and dynamic staff.

This is a great time to join this highly regarded firm and be a key figure in the management team all of whom have been with the firm in excess of ten years.

The role arises due to retirement.

Good benefits and excellent working environment

Your new role as Management Accountant/Financial Controller:Your duties will include:

Maintaining precise and up-to-date records of the company's banking transactions and ensuring the firm's client account complies with SRA and Law Society regulations, including full monthly reconciliation and balancing.

Preparing and delivering monthly management accounts-covering cash flow, P&L, and balance sheet-along with KPI reporting, all within strict deadlines.

Overseeing the entire billing process for fee earners, conducting full month-end audits and reporting, and managing outstanding invoices, including issuing warning letters where necessary.

Preparing annual budget forecasts and cash flow projections.

Acting as a key liaison with company bankers, accountants, and external auditors, particularly during the annual audit process.

Supervising payroll operations, HMRC reconciliations, fixed asset register maintenance, and providing ad hoc financial analysis as needed.

The Experience & Qualifications Required:The successful Candidate shall have:

Strong analytical skills

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

High level of Microsoft Excel skills including competency in dealing with high volumes of data, XERO and legal case management system preferred but not essential

Proven commercial acumen within a legal firm is highly desirable

COFA experience desirable

Your Reward & The Package on Offer:As Management accountant/Financial Controller, you shall receiveA salary of up to £55,000 per annum depending on experience25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays and 2+ additional days at Xmas

35 hours a week

Contributory pension scheme

Potential bonus structure

Interviews are looking to be arranged from February 15th onwards so please apply with your CV straight away or get in touch with James Turver at Butler Rose for a confidential conversation.

Gedye & Sons (Solicitors) Limited has appointed Butler Rose as its exclusive recruitment partner for this position. Any direct applications or inquiries will be forwarded to Butler Rose as part of the retained search agreement

Who Are Butler Rose?Butler Rose specialises in the recruitment of accountancy and finance professionals, from transactional and part-qualified appointments through to Group FDs.With offices in Lancaster, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Exeter, London, Milton Keynes and Southampton, we work with a range of businesses across the UK from SMEs and local accountancy firms to large Plcs and the Big 4, as well as many public sector and not-for-profit organisations. We are an ambitious and expanding business with great client relationships lead by a management team with long tenure in their markets. We are committed and focused to excellent candidate service.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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