Your key responsibilities as Head of Financial Operations at Foot Anstey in Plymouth

You will be managing a team of three people consisting of: a Finance Manager, Billing & Credit Manager and Finance Operations Manager. Their roles are to manage the day-to-day finance operational teams, ensuring teams comply with SRA Accounts Rules and produce work delivered to a high standard with a “right first time” approach.  

The expectations of the role are:

• To ensure that the billing team delivers an accurate and efficient service to the legal teams within the business
• This team manages high volumes, so efficiencies within our practice management system need to be utilised
• To ensure that cash collection is well managed across the business and leads on strategy of problematic debt with a balanced solution driven outcome
• To maintain a client accounting team where client monies are handled in accordance with SRA Accounts Rules, and receipts and payments are processed efficiently to meet the demands of our clients
• To highlight the risks associated with client accounting transactions, and highlighting to the firm COFA any concerns or breaches that need to be reported
• To demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities, being recognised as a role model who can influence, motivate, and lead a professional accounts team
• To provide training and guidance both within the team and the wider business on SRA Accounts Rules aligned with our internal process
• Being a trusted contact with our external bankers, ensuring that the services we use are fit for purpose, and leading the team on contact with the bank
• To lead the annual audit process with our external auditors for SRA purposes, with support from the Finance Manager

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