An exciting opportunity for a Finance Operations Manager exists with one of the leading global law firms for an individual who is enthusiastic about their career and development therein.

The Finance Operations Manager will be responsible for working with the Senior Finance Operations Manager in London in expanding and developing an operational Finance team in Johannesburg. Initially they will manage a team responsible for the delivery of billing, e-billing and first stage credit control support. They will be responsible for motivating and developing the operational Finance team in the GBSC to provide a high quality service to the business. They will monitor the associated metrics to assess how effectively the processes support the needs of the business through developing a culture of continuous improvement. It is anticipated that in the next 18 months other Finance processes will move to GBSC and the Finance Operations Manager will play a key part in the recruitment, training and development of the staff required to carry out these additional processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Management of the Finance Operations Team

• Manage the team ‘hands-on’ support
• Report on and analyse data
• Support the Senior Finance Operations Manager
• Establish development and training plans for each member of the team
• Responsibility for the on-boarding of additional Finance processes

Client Service

• To be an advocate for customer service excellence
• To build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers
• To strive for service excellence, working with the Finance management team and other key stakeholders to identify and implement service improvements across the whole of Finance.
• Establish regular meetings with the Senior Finance Operations Manager and other London Finance managers
• To provide information and recommendations to develop and implement new services, policies and procedures for Finance Operations.

Finance Policy and Correspondence

• Develop a good working knowledge of UK VAT regulations and SRA Accounts Rules
• Develop a good understanding of the firm’s Finance policies and procedures

Skills/Experience Required:

• Finance management experience with at least three years in a shared services environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Goal oriented
• Commerciality
• Excellent all round computer skills (MS Office suite excel)

Educational Requirements:

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For further information you can contact Charmain on 010 590 4000

Posted on 24 Nov 11:12