Location – Working on a hybrid-remote basis from any of our offices; Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Shefford, Bedfordshire or Northampton, Northamptonshire

Contract Type – Permanent – Full Time (37 hours)

Salary Range –  £35,090 – £42,050 DOE

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To ensure that the day-to-day financial activities carried out by the firm are accurate and timely and are consistent with the statutory requirements of a limited company.

To be responsible for supporting the Finance Manager in ensuring day to day compliance with the Solicitors Account Rules. This role will provide an overview of processes to maintain a high level of SAR compliance by the firm.

To be an active member of the Compliance Team and work closely with the Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration to investigate any finance breaches.

To assist the Head of Service (Finance, Operations and Compliance) in controlling the finances of the company and reporting the performance of the company to Directors and Shareholders.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Perform weekly and monthly financial reconciliations
• Perform VAT reconciliations
• Preparing monthly management accounts for LSLT, Chief Executive and the Board
• Maintain the company’s financial ledgers and daily financial transactions
• Review and check documentation to identify discrepancies in the company’s ledgers and accounts (if any), tracking to source and correcting them
• Monitoring payroll control accounts and performing payroll journals
• Posting accruals and other journals
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company bank accounts, and co-ordinate transactions with the bank
• Produce daily/weekly/monthly management reports for the Legal Services Leadership Team
• Collaborate with the finance team to perform various accounting tasks including SAR/GDPR/Lexcel requirements
• Lead on review of the finance procedure compliance and ensuring procedures are up to date
• Lead on internal and external audits in relation to the firm’s financial activities
• Support the firm’s external accountants in the preparation of the annual statutory accounts
• Preparing an end of year analysis and providing advice on financial strategy and key financial metrics/KPIs

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Pathfinder Legal Benefits

• Local Government Pensions Scheme – considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates.
• Flexible working arrangements – we offer flexible hours and hybrid working which allows for remote working but we also require regular office attendance with the aim to give everyone a balanced work/life ratio.
• Family Friendly policies including excellent Maternity, Paternity and Adoption entitlements.
• An exceptional Employee Assistance Program which helps supports employees with workplace changes as well as other work, family and personal issues.
• Cycle To Work scheme.
• A generous minimum annual leave entitlement of 25 days, rising on 5 and 10 years service, plus public holidays. With the option to purchase more annual leave.

To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification to recruitment@pathfinderlegal.co.uk. When applying, please quote reference ‘FIN-010’.

Closing date for applications: Monday 18th August 2025 @ midday

Number of vacancies for the role: 1

PLEASE NOTE: we will only accept applications where a supporting covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and a CV is submitted.