Finance Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join our finance team on a permanent basis. This position reports to the Financial Controller and directly manages a team of two. The Finance Manager is responsible for a wide range of activities across management and financial accounting.

Finance Manager main responsibilities:

• Preparation and of monthly management accounts. Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliation, updating the model and providing variance analysis all in a timely manner
• Driving process improvement around the management accounts process
• Involved in managing the audit process, taking ownership of several key areas
• Day to day transactional finance, providing ledger & bookkeeping support to the wider team. Making sure we maintain the data and accuracy of the finance system
• Providing support to the billing and credit control functions
• Preparation of UK & USA payroll
• Being involved in the budget and reforecasting process
• Responsibility for ensuring timely delivery of indirect tax filings and maintaining records - including VAT and USA sales tax for several states
• Managing of a team of two
• Ad-hoc tasks

Finance Manager skills and experience:

• Fully qualified ACA or equivalent
• At least 1 year+ PQE
• Demonstrable audit experience, ideally gained in Practice
• People management desirable
• An advantage to come from an professional services/audit background
• Ability to take the initiative with their work
• Strong excel skills

Finance Manager person specification:

• This role is likely to appeal to someone looking for their first or second role out of Practice
• Ability to work to a deadline
• Strong administration and organisational skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

About us:

Chambers and Partners is the world’s leading legal rankings and insights intelligence company.

For over 30 years, Chambers has differentiated the very best legal talent by identifying and ranking law firms and lawyers globally.

The Chambers’ research methodology is unrivalled in accuracy, depth and quality, delivering indispensable data insights based on rankings that truly reflect ability and talent.

Over the past 12 months, Chambers has embarked on a business transformation project, with the goal of building on its reputation as the gold standard in legal rankings and directories to develop a world class range of digital products and data analytics services.

Our Purpose is to differentiate the best legal talent for when it really matters. Our Mission is to independently research the global legal market, to champion exceptional talent and deliver indispensable insights. And our Vision? is a world where important legal matters are always addressed with the best intelligence and professional expertise, wherever it exists.

We continue to invest and innovate to deliver data-led platforms, enabling law firms to provide the right services and in-house counsel to partner with the right firms.

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We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. This commitment applies across all of our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change.