Assistant Financial Controller

Are you a finance professional with law firm experience who’s ready for something bigger?

We’re partnering with a hugely successful and rapidly expanding, international law firm in their search for an Assistant Financial Controller.

You will sit within the group team in the UK and be the finance lead for the firm’s recently established US business managing all finance and compliance matters for their three offices.

This is a newly created role and will suit someone who enjoys working with a start-up feel finance function, likes problem solving and figuring out solutions. There’ll be huge potential to grow and expand your remit including further overseas jurisdictions.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across the business and have the chance to help shape how finance operates as the firm grows.

Assistant Financial Controller - Responsibilities

• Producing monthly management accounts from Xero, with full balance sheet reconciliations, in line with FRS102
• Building and reporting a weekly 13-week cash flow, and discussing it with local management and the Global team
• Managing cash, banking relationships and intercompany funding, and supporting cash collection
• Taking ownership of international invoicing across jurisdictions
• Managing trust account compliance, including monthly three-way reconciliations and regulatory filings
• Supporting budgeting, KPI reporting and variance analysis
• Supporting the annual audit, documenting procedures and finding smarter ways to work through automation and AI

Assistant Financial Controller - Required Experience

• Part or fully qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or similar), or equivalent hands-on experience
• Must have experience working for a global law firm, with a good understanding of how legal finance works, including client money compliance
• Strong treasury and cash flow experience, including working with banks
• International experience, ideally with exposure to multi-jurisdiction compliance
• A calm, can-do attitude and a willingness to get stuck in, even when not everything is mapped out
• Flexibility to work around US hours from time to time (this will exception rather than the norm)
• Hands on and interested in working in a finance function that is newly created and evolving

Assistant Financial Controller - The Package

• Salary £55,000-65,000
• Annual bonus
• A full and comprehensive benefits package including private medical and life insurance
• Remote/hybrid working - circa 2-4 days a month in the London office, though you can go into the office more if you prefer
• Life insurance, private medical