Business Manager

Our client is a leading Barristers' Chambers specialising in criminal law, financial crime, health and safety, regulatory and disciplinary and consumer and trading standards law. Members act as both advisors and advocates in all aspects of their key practice areas both domestically and internationally. Chambers are seeking a Business Manager on a 12 months' Fixed Term Contract basis (maternity cover) to manage the administration of Chambers.

The Role:

Working within an established and dynamic team, this important role will maintain the efficient operation of Chambers' business, managing and delivering a broad range of functions, often with competing deadlines. To deliver this successfully requires a multi-skilled individual capable of demonstrating leadership and personal initiative.

Main responsibilities include:

• Day to day management of Chambers finance and administration

Financial Management

• Maintain and develop Chambers' financial management systems including monthly bank reconciliations within Sage

• Prepare a detailed draft annual budget

• Prepare annual draft accounts

• Prepare and present monthly financial reports for the Management Committee

• Liaising with chambers accountants regarding staff payroll

Personnel

• Responsible for all employee documentation relating to HR, contracts, job descriptions etc

• Manage the Chambers pension scheme and health care scheme including enrolment of new staff, payment of contributions made through payroll and sourcing the best schemes available

• Ensure staff have annual appraisals, adequate training and development

• Assisting the Pupillage and Tenancy Committee with management of the Pupillage administration

Marketing

• Supporting Chambers' marketing strategy, including supervision of Chambers' website and organising seminars and Chambers' hospitality, and assist the Senior Clerk and members of chambers individually in targeted marketing of solicitors and other professional clients

• Collating Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 submissions

Building, Accommodation & Facilities Management

• Management of household & business matters: equipment; IT; printing, property management, services & suppliers

Company Secretary

• Maintain Limited Company records file annual return to Companies House

The ideal candidate will be:

Used to dealing with high volumes of information and working to deadlines. Comfortable creating and presenting reports for use by colleagues and management teams. Highly organised, numerate and professional, with a can-do approach to work. Calm under pressure, punctual, reliable and flexible and a supportive team player.

To apply for this position, please forward your CV to exclusively retained consultants, GRL Legal.

Early applications are encouraged with initial interviews for suitable candidates taking place immediately.