Finance Manager

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Edinburgh, City Centre (hybrid working available)

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: up to £60,000 + excellent benefits

AJ Connect is delighted to be partnering with one of Scotland\’s leading Law Firm\’s to appoint a Finance Manager. This Firm has specialised in meeting the legal, financial, and administrative needs for their clients for over 100 years.

This is a newly created position within the Finance team and will suit a Qualified Accountant with SME industry experience, or a first mover from Practice who has been working with a variety of SME clients.

The role will be working closely with and reporting directly into the Finance Director, where you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the transactional finance team, with directly line management responsibility of 4. You will also have responsibility of but not limited to preparing monthly and year-end accounts, financial information, budgeting and forecasting, and VAT and payroll.

You will be responsible for: Responsibility for the smooth, efficient operations of the firm\’s transactional Cashroom and Billing teams incorporating all dealings with client and firm monies and ensuring full compliance by the firm with the Law Society of Scotland Accounts RulesWorking with MBM\’s Billing and Cashroom Managers to ensure WIP and client unbilled costs are managed effectively and efficientlyWorking with the Cashroom team ensure a robust credit control environment is in placeManagement of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Team and all its operationsProposing and developing improvements to Cashroom, Billing and AML Compliance team processes, procedures, and controlsAuthorisation of online bank payments, both client and firm, on a daily basis as requiredResponsibility for the preparation and review of high-quality monthly management accounts and commentary to reflect business performance, working to the required deadlinesResponsibility for preparation, review and sign off of year end accounts including liaison with the auditorsPreparation of detailed financial analysis as required, including analysis at a partner group, team, and individual levelPreparation of net profitability reporting at group, team, and individual levelPreparation of regular cashflow and profit and loss forecastingPreparation of annual budgets and cashflows within the agreed timelines, and monitoringResponsibility for the accurate preparation and submission of business statutory and regulatory requirements including quarterly VAT returnsReview and sign off of monthly payrollsCompletion of all tax analysis work and preparation of draft tax computationsResponsibility for the completion of all annual insurance policy renewalsIn-house Companies – providing company secretarial services for all group companiesTo provide guidance and training within the finance team and the firm as a whole on cashroom/billing/time recording and AML working practices.The ideal candidate will possess: ICAS/ICAEW/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent qualified accountant with strong SME experienceHighly organised, able to work autonomously, managing own and team\’s workload and prioritising tasks to tight deadlinesStrong team/people management skills essentialProven skills in managing a transactional team is essentialComfortable working in a finance team of 8, in a growing, ambitious SME businessAbility and appetite to \”get the sleeves rolled up\” when requiredFlexible, positive, and self-motivatedMeticulous attention to detail, delivering accurate, reliable, and timely outputsComfortable learning new systems, developing and implementing new procedures and proposing solutions for problemsExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a customer focused approach.If you are interested in this opportunity or know of someone in your network that is suitable, please contact one of the AJ Connect team and we will be in touch.

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