Totum Partners is delighted to be partnering with Burges Salmon to find its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As the firm's most senior finance professional you will be a key member of the Strategic Board, Executive Committee, and Risk Committee. You will lead the finance function in implementing the firm's financial strategy and act as the Compliance Officer for Finance & Administration (COFA).
Your role: Strategy & Management:
Contribute to the development and implementation of the firm's strategy, support strategic initiatives, and collaborate with fellow Chiefs to ensure efficient operational delivery of business services. Department Leadership:
Lead the finance department, providing guidance and ensuring a proactive service that adds genuine value to the firm. Financial Performance:
Oversee budgeting, expenditure control, and financial performance, ensuring alignment with the firm's strategy. Operational Finance:
Ensure the efficiency of operational finance, maintaining financial control and data integrity. Management Information & Reporting:
Provide financial management information and insight to the Strategic Board and other key stakeholders and firm committees. Compliance:
Act as the COFA, ensuring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules and supporting the firm's relationship with the SRA. What Burges Salmon Need From You: Leadership:
Model active leadership to promote a culture where people want to work and develop individual talent. Setting Direction:
Devise workable strategies and manage performance against them. Drive Performance:
Show excellent project management skills and drive continuous improvement and innovation. Reputation:
Commit to Burges Salmon's market-leading excellence and role model professional conduct. Collaboration:
Promote joined-up thinking and help collective impact. About Burges Salmon Burges Salmon's six core values -
Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect
- are at the heart of everything they do and help to shape their unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, they offer their people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community. They have been named
RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' 2024 , for the third year in a row, and also named as one of
The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2023
for the second year running. The firm's commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded them
Platinum certification for investment in people. It's important for Burges Salmon that their organisation represents the diverse community in which they operate and so encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.
As a Disability Confident Leader,
the firm will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. They are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns. Equal Opportunities As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer, we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.
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Your role: Strategy & Management:
Contribute to the development and implementation of the firm's strategy, support strategic initiatives, and collaborate with fellow Chiefs to ensure efficient operational delivery of business services. Department Leadership:
Lead the finance department, providing guidance and ensuring a proactive service that adds genuine value to the firm. Financial Performance:
Oversee budgeting, expenditure control, and financial performance, ensuring alignment with the firm's strategy. Operational Finance:
Ensure the efficiency of operational finance, maintaining financial control and data integrity. Management Information & Reporting:
Provide financial management information and insight to the Strategic Board and other key stakeholders and firm committees. Compliance:
Act as the COFA, ensuring compliance with SRA Accounts Rules and supporting the firm's relationship with the SRA. What Burges Salmon Need From You: Leadership:
Model active leadership to promote a culture where people want to work and develop individual talent. Setting Direction:
Devise workable strategies and manage performance against them. Drive Performance:
Show excellent project management skills and drive continuous improvement and innovation. Reputation:
Commit to Burges Salmon's market-leading excellence and role model professional conduct. Collaboration:
Promote joined-up thinking and help collective impact. About Burges Salmon Burges Salmon's six core values -
Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect
- are at the heart of everything they do and help to shape their unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, they offer their people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community. They have been named
RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' 2024 , for the third year in a row, and also named as one of
The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2023
for the second year running. The firm's commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded them
Platinum certification for investment in people. It's important for Burges Salmon that their organisation represents the diverse community in which they operate and so encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.
As a Disability Confident Leader,
the firm will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. They are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns. Equal Opportunities As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer, we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.
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