Finance Compliance Officer

3 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom DAC Beachcroft Full time

Job Introduction
DAC Beachcroft is looking to appoint a Finance Compliance Officer to join our Finance Team in Bristol.

Reporting to the Finance Compliance Manager, you will join a team of officers who undertake a variety of tasks including: internal auditing on financial transactions; helping to manage client balances via an in house built tool; reporting on client balances; monitoring and recording breaches of Solicitors Accounts rules; Communicating with other parts of the business on compliance queries and helping to ensure certain actions are met; working with external auditors to provide the necessary information for Solicitors Accounts Rules audits.

The firm is regulated by 3 UK regulators, The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (England & Wales), The Law Society of Scotland and The Law Society of Northern Ireland, as such there are 3 sets of accounts rules that need to be adhered to.

Main Responsibilities
- Auditing transactions posted by finance team and matter files looking for breaches or potential breaches of Solicitors Accounts Rules
- Running reports which help identify breaches or potential breaches of Solicitors Accounts Rules
- Liaising with external auditors and regulators if required
- Working towards the Institute of Legal Finance & Management (ILFM) Diploma qualification
- Experience of working in Legal accounts is highly advantageous, but not essential
- Self-motivation, determination and confidence in their abilities
- Meticulous attention to detail and good organisational skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines, and under pressure
- Good written and oral communication skills
- An understanding of legal terminology would also be advantageous
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

About The Company
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,500 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual' rankings.

Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards - the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.

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