Sterlington, PLLC
Head of Finance (remote)
Job Summary
The Head of Finance is responsible for leading the finance and accounting functions of an international law firm, providing strategic financial insights, and ensuring efficient operations to support the firm's growth. The role involves overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes, as well as managing IT systems like ERP and Power BI. Candidates should have extensive experience in finance or accounting, with strong leadership, knowledge of accounting standards, and proficiency in financial software and modelling. This position offers flexible remote work and opportunities for professional development within a dynamic legal environment.
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Job Description
Position Title: Head of Finance (Remote)
Contract: Full-time, Independent Contractor
Location: 100% remote
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Compensation: As a remote-first, international firm, compensation is based on candidate experience and location
Our Firm:
Sterlington is an international law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing. Our high-caliber partners work on complex business matters with a tailored approach to client service and a focus on financial flexibility and innovation.
We are the ultimate law firm for private clients, private capital, senior executives, founders, HNWIs and family offices, as well as related businesses, in both corporate and litigation matters. We take a commercial and wholistic approach to the legal and business needs of our clients.
Learn more at: www.sterlingtonlaw.com
The Role:
Our continued growth means we are recruiting an experienced Head of Finance who will lead the finance function as we evolve and ensure it is structured and efficiently operating to continue scaling the Firm at pace. You will be required to quickly understand a complex operating model and design and implement changes across the finance and accounting function to provide strategic insight and accurate MI to inform business decision making.
Responsibilities:
- Providing strategic financial support and insights for the senior leadership team (SLT) to make well-informed decisions.
- Full ownership of the process for preparation and audit of consolidated financial statements. (US GAAP and IFRS).
- Assess and evaluate the financial performance of the organization and assist in achieving long-term strategic goals.
- Takes the lead on the sourcing and implementation of new accounting / ERP software.
- Presentation of financial results, insights, and recommendations to the SLT.
- Ensure that strategic and operational objectives of the business are being measured and company results are in line with financial plans & budgets.
- Proactively seeks to make recommendations to improve efficiency of the process & production of finance reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and modelling.
- Primary oversight for all finance IT systems, taking the lead on all developments, improvements, and implementations.
- Own the finance infrastructure, ensuring processes and controls are scalable and automated.
- Managing and developing a team of finance / accounts staff.
Qualifications and attributes:
- Professionally qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ICAS, CPA) or equivalent.
- A minimum of 15+ years’ post-qualification experience in finance or accounting.
- Leadership and team management experience and someone who is able to articulate financial strategy and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Strong understanding of accounting frameworks (IFRS; US GAAP), statutory and other regulatory requirements.
- Commercial awareness.
- Advanced Excel skills, Power Pivot/Query, macros, modelling, and experience of software such as Power BI would be particularly advantageous.
- Prior experience of reviewing and implementation of a new ERP system is desirable.
- Fluent, business level communication in English (if not a native speaker).
Sterlington is a full-service law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing.
This position is not currently open to recruiting agency submissions.
Sterlington, PLLC
Sterlington is an international law firm with leading capabilities in sophisticated transactional and litigation work.
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