Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller

Work for a place that works for you…

At Stephens Scown, every day is what we make it. So, we make it matter. Doing notable work for notable clients, building our skills with talented people and having a positive impact on our communities sits at the heart of everything we do.

We don’t just say it, we live it. Our commitment to our people, clients and communities runs through our DNA. We are employee-owned, we are a Certified B Corporation^TM, and we are featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 list – ensuring our culture and ethos of going above and beyond for our people, our colleagues and our communities is recognised nationally.

We are looking for a Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller to join our busy Finance team. This is a very exciting time to join us as the business continues to demonstrate year-on-year growth and record financial performance.

The Role

• The main purpose of this role is day-to-day management of financial operations, including processing, financial analysis, and compliance with regulatory requirements. This role will report to, and work closely with, the Head of Finance and Reporting to drive financial performance and support the firm’s growth objectives.
• Leading, mentoring and actively supporting development of the legal cashiering and matter control teams to ensure high standards of accuracy, first class nominal hygiene and operational excellence.
• Monthly management accounting – Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Cashflow statements and supplementary reporting including variance analysis and covenant reporting.

About You

• You will be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with experience in legal accounting. However, we are also keen to hear from part qualified or AAT qualified candidates with a very strong legal accounts background and excellent system skills.
• Sound working knowledge of SRA/SAR and HMRC requirements is essential.
• You will have strong leadership and team management skills, in addition to this you will also possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The successful candidate will ideally have experience working with Aderant and will be proficient in the use of financial software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Previous experience of working in a legal or professional services firm is desirable but not essential.

 What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and an impressive array of benefits and rewards. Not least of these is through the Firm’s employee-ownership status, where every employee is listened to, helps to realise our vision and receives an equal share in our annual profit-share.
• Our hybrid working model and approach to flexible working enables our people to share their working time between home and the office to support a healthy work / life balance.
• View a full list of our benefits– including 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and your birthday), private medical insurance, group life assurance, access to a comprehensive range of wellbeing support, and three additional days’ paid leave to support good causes.

Why Stephens Scown?

Being Great Matters…

Working here is something else entirely. It’s a place where we can step up to tough challenges with people so good they inspire us to be better. We proudly work in a beautiful part of the country, go beyond expectations and achieve things that matter.

Owning It Matters…

We’re the UK’s first major employee-owned law firm. But more than this, we’re people-centred, people-powered. We do what it takes to help each other overcome every challenge. Whatever’s happening in the world, empowering our people is what matters.

Doing Good Matters…

Our communities and colleagues give us a lot to be thankful for. So we try to make them feel as valued as our clients. Whether we’re digging deep and giving our time and money, picking up rubbish from our streets and beaches, at Stephens Scown, if it’s right, it matters.

Having Fun Matters…

We might have the expertise of a top city firm, but outside our offices there’s not a skyscraper in sight. Whether we’re getting to know our clients on our local beach or having fun in the park with colleagues, we’re all about living a life enriched by work. Making the fun matter.