We are working with a highly regarded legal firm to appoint an experienced Financial Controller on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This is a key leadership role within a collaborative and forward-thinking finance team, offering the opportunity to shape financial operations, strengthen controls, and support strategic decision-making in a complex, regulated environment. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing core finance operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving financial performance. We are looking for a commercially minded and technically strong finance professional with experience operating in a regulated professional services environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Overseeing core finance operations, including client and office account activities, ensuring accuracy and consistency in day-to-day outputs
- Taking ownership of working capital performance, with a focus on WIP, billing efficiency and the timely conversion of cash
- Supporting a robust financial governance framework, ensuring controls and processes are adhered to across the business
- Acting as a key point of contact during audit cycles, helping coordinate information and maintain high-quality financial reporting
- Producing clear, relevant management information and analysis to support senior stakeholders
- Building effective relationships across the business to challenge performance and influence decision-making
- Identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve systems and enhance reporting capability
- Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement within the finance team
Skills & Qualifications:
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CA(SA) / CAANZ)
- 3-5 years’ experience within the legal sector or a similar partnership-based environment is highly desirable.
- Strong working knowledge of SAR, VAT and partnership accounting
- Experience managing audits and financial reporting processes
- Experience leading and mentoring teams
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Advanced Excel capability (experience with data tools / BI is advantageous)
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong attention to detail
This is an urgent role and therefore, applicant should be available at short notice
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