Accounts Team Manager
Location: Southport
Fletchers Group have a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Team.
Are you an experienced Accounts Team Leader ready to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a fast-paced legal finance environment where accuracy, leadership and continuous improvement are key? We are seeking a confident and capable Accounts Team Manager to join our Finance department in Southport.
Reporting to the Head of Accounts and Funding, this is a pivotal role where you will manage, support and develop a team of accounts assistants while overseeing daily financial operations. From leading month-end and year-end processes to ensuring full compliance with Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR), you will play a vital role in maintaining high standards, driving efficiency, and strengthening internal controls.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience managing a legal cashier team, working within a case management system, and confidently navigating a busy environment. If you combine strong technical ledger knowledge with excellent communication skills and a proactive leadership style, we would love to hear from you.
Join us and take ownership of a key finance function where your expertise and leadership will make a real impact.
In return Fletchers offers:
* Salary: Up to £45,000 DOE
* 35 hours working week
* Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
* 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
* Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
* Life Assurance Policy
* Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
* Company sick pay
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
* Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
* Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
* Monthly voucher awardsfor winning nominees
* A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
* Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
Main Responsibilities:
* Manage, support and develop the Accounts team
* Hold regular individual reviews and team meetings
* Provide technical ledger support and resolve accounting queries
* Oversee daily transactions including client and office receipts/payments and bank reconciliations
* Own bill postings, matter balances and aged debt reporting
* Carry out month end and year end closures on accounts system
* Support the team trainer with maintaining accounting policies and process notes
* Comply with SAR regulations and assist with the annual SAR audit, ensuring all transactions are fully substantiated
* Manage team Rota and ensure all team members can confidently complete all team tasks
* Consistently review and improve processes as required
* Support the Head of Accounts and Funding
* Other administrative tasks as required
Essential Skills and Experience:
* Management of legal cashier team
* Working with a case management system
* Attention to Detail
* Basic Excel skills; including Sumifs, lookups and pivot tables
* Ability to communicate effectively
* Confident in a fast paced environment
We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.
About Fletchers Group
Fletchers is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, weve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation.
We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector.
Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry because we understand that balance drives performance.
At Fletchers, we also value connection and collaboration. We create exciting opportunities for teams to come together and thrive. Whether youre starting your career or aiming for leadership, youll find a clear path to progress and development here from apprenticeships and professional qualifications to senior roles and Partnership.
We seek out a broad range of challenging, high-quality legal work, enabling our people to build meaningful and progressive careers. And we dont just talk about development we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time.
We reward those who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits package is designed to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in our long-term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure is built to recognise and reward high performance.
Join us and be part of a law firm thats not only growing, but redefining what it means to work in legal services.
Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcome applications from any and all backgrounds. Were committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and celebrating that no colleague is the same. Were proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, signed up to BITC's Race at Work charter, and working towards Henpicked's Menopause and Menstrual Friendly accreditations.