Finance Manager - #1717341

Robert Half Talent Solutions are seeking a Finance Manager for a progressive law firm based in Cardiff.

Role Overview

The Finance Manager will play a key role in managing the day-to-day operations of the finance team, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulatory requirements, and effective financial control. You will act as a strategic partner to the business, providing financial insight to support decision-making, partner engagement, and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management information, financial forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Lead the annual budgeting process across all departments and practice groups.
• Provide financial insights and reporting to partners and departmental heads to support performance improvement.
• Support pricing reviews and provide departmental, client and matter-level financial analysis.
• Support strategic financial initiatives, including profitability reviews, evaluation of business cases for new initiatives and process change management.
• Lead partnership accounting, managing current, tax, and capital accounts, and overseeing accounts for retired partners
• Lead the day-to-day cash flow management of the business, including the preparation of 12-month rolling forecasts.
• Oversee VAT, PAYE and other tax compliance matters.
• Take ownership of the WIP valuation processes.
• Manage the accounts payable and payroll functions and support the development of the team.
• Working with the wider team, ensure compliance with SRA Accounts Rules and other relevant regulations.
• Assist in identifying financial risks and implementing controls to mitigate them; support internal and external audit processes.
• Liaise with the Legal Cashiers team on transactions between the Office and Client ledgers.
• Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and banks.
• Ensure adherence to FRS 102 and other financial reporting standards.
• Support the development and improvement of finance systems and related software projects.
• Continuously improve business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
  
  

On Offer

A salary of to £65,000 plus bonus, hybrid working and pension.

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