Head of Finance

Head of FinanceThis role reports to the Managing Partner and work directly with the partnership. You will lead a small finance team and work alongside practice leaders, rather than through layers of management. You will have the firm''s practice-management and accounting systems, and the authority to improve reporting, controls, and cash routines. The setting is an established regional law firm serving business and private clients, with a preference for practical outcomes and sound professional standards.Key responsibilities:Produce monthly management accounts and a rolling forecast the partnership can use within agreed deadlines.Improve cash by shortening work-in-progress, billing, and debtor cycles without harming client relationships.Report practice-level profitability so leaders know which work creates value and which needs a different approach.Lead the annual budget and scenario plans that support measured, sustainable growth.Keep financial controls, compliance, and audit readiness fit for a regulated professional practice.Give fee earners plain-English guidance on pricing, matter economics, and lock-up.Build a small finance team that partners rely on for practical advice, not just reports. Essential Qualifications and ExperienceQualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).Led finance in a partnership or professional-services firm, not only in a large corporate function.Produced management accounts, forecasts, and cash reporting that a leadership team actually ..... full job details .....