Finance Manager

Recruiter
Pertemps Plymouth Commercial
Location
Plymouth
Salary
Competitive
Posted
02 Dec 2022
Closes
12 Dec 2022
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our successful client, a leading medical and specialist personal injury law firm are going through big growth plans and are now recruiting an experienced and motivated Finance Manager within their Court of Protection team!If you are seeking to use your finance management experience in a highly sensitive area of law and have a desire to bring about change and lead projects – this is the perfect opportunity for you!The successful candidate will be working in a stunning office on Sutton Harbour in Plymouth, with a bit of home working as well to suit the needs of the business.As the successful Finance Manager, you will:
  • Manage all aspects of the day–to–day Finance Team operations within the business.
  • Lead on an operational process, as well as supporting the processing of financial data
  • Maintain high standards of accuracy and compliance whilst supervising and developing team performance
  • Use excellent communication skills to show practical support to lawyers and empathy to clients
  • Be an excellent relationship builder
As the Finance Manager, you will also take a key role in:
  • Annual performance reviews, and regular supervision and development of the team
  • Identifying risks, and ensuring systems are robust
  • Problem solving and supporting the remedy of complex bank reconciliation
  • Suggesting and implementing efficiency improvements for the team
  • Leading on projects around training and adoption across the team and wider business
  • Contributing to managing the business Financial Life Cycle process policy
Qualifications and Experience:
  • A recognised accounting qualification
  • Post qualification management experience
  • Proven experience of proactively supporting effective operational team management and professional development of a finance focused team
  • Excellent knowledge of accounting, and banking procedures
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of finance systems/software and Excel
  • Superb communication skills both internally and externally facing
  • A natural ability to problem solving whilst thinking strategically to process large amounts of information
  • An exceptionally high standard of accuracy and attention to detail
  • The ability to work effectively to deadlines, planning and prioritising proactively
  • High levels of motivation, and the ability to bring out the best in others
  • Ideally, you would have worked in a Court of Protection, Personal Injury Team or Professional Services environment
Benefits?
  • A competitive salary depending on experience
  • Private medical insurance
  • 28 days annual leave and a sabbatical you can take every 5 years.
  • Coaching and mentoring programmes – connecting you to people right across the firm and at every level.
  • Lifestyle Hour – our client create space for mental and physical wellbeing
  • Buy and sell holiday
  • Manage their benefits using their sophisticated portal to configure your total reward offer according to what you value most.
  • Make ongoing or one–off donations to their charitable foundation and access their CSR programme where you can engage with community–based initiatives (as a team, or individually) twice a year, to give something back.
If you feel you have the relevant work experience, please apply today with your CV in word format. Please contact Emma Hutchings at the Pertemps Plymouth Office for more information.

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