We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join Bellevue Law.
The Firm
Bellevue Law is a leading boutique firm specialising in workplace law and commercial disputes.
We have one of the largest teams of partner-level employment and partnership lawyers in the UK, advising both senior executives and partners and corporate clients and professional service firms on a wide range of workplace legal issues.
We are known for combining legal expertise with holistic service, and pride ourselves on client satisfaction. Since we started our annual survey in 2018, clients have rated us over 9/10 on average every year when asked how likely they are to recommend us to a friend or colleague.
The firm has been built around a commitment to both flexible working and – as one of the UK’s very few B Corp-certified law firms – ethical business practices. You can read our 2026 Impact Report here.
“The skill set and experience of these senior lawyers. Punching above their weight whilst driving ethical change.”
– LEGAL 500 2025
Our collegiate, friendly culture is at the heart of our success, and in our autumn 2025 annual team survey:
- Firm Culture & Values: 85% of colleagues understand our purpose, values, and strategy, and 94% believe we act in line with those values.
- Connection & Collaboration: 100% feel connected to colleagues, and 90% agree we communicate well with clients.
- Colleague Engagement: 100% would recommend Bellevue Law to friends and former colleagues, a testament to our reputation and relationships.
- B Corp & ESG Awareness: 90% appreciate our balance of profit, purpose, and people.
We’re proud of these results and grateful for the feedback that helps us continue to evolve. Thank you to our incredible team for making Bellevue Law a place where values and excellence go hand in hand.
“I genuinely love working at Bellevue Law. It’s such a supportive place, where high standards go hand in hand with kindness and understanding. Everyone is hardworking and approachable, and there’s a genuine team spirit. I feel valued and inspired every day – it’s just a brilliant team to be part of”. Colleague Survey 2025
The firm is based in Dallington Street in Clerkenwell, a convenient walk from Farringdon and Old Street stations.
About the role
Part-time role – 25 hours per week (ideally 5 hours per day, Monday – Friday – but can be flexible for the right candidate). One day per-week in the office.
Key duties include:
- General responsibility for financial operations at the Firm including line management of the Invoicing Manager and oversight of the Legal Cashiering service provided by The Cash Room.
- Management of the Firm’s billing process including assisting the Firm’s Invoicing Manager and fee earners to prepare complex client invoices and narratives (using the firm’s software (“Tessaract”)).
- Management and oversight of the Firm’s supplier and consultant invoices and Accounts Payable function, including ensuring invoices are added to the appropriate nominal or client matter on Tessaract/the Purchase Ledger.
- Responding to queries from the Cash Room requesting instructions/authorisation relating to postings, payments and transfers (including in relation to amounts received into the Office Account that should be transferred to the Client Account (and vice versa)).
- Oversight of expenses and disbursements to ensure that the Invoice Manager allocates disbursements to matters appropriately.
- Reviewing invoices from the Firm’s Consultants to ensure they are in line with the Commission Schedule in place for individual matters before they are processed for payment.
- Preparing bi-weekly payment runs for The Cash Room to process (for suppliers and Consultants).
- Weekly review of the Firm’s Client Account to confirm weekly transfers to be made to Office for the Cash Room to process.
- Preparing financial reports for monthly and quarterly review by the Firm’s Management.
- Updating the annual P&L and cashflow projections to reflect actual activity on a monthly basis for Management review.
- Monthly review of Work in Progress (WIP), aged debts and recovery rates across the employed legal and consultant team.
- Monthly reconciliation of the Firm’s Office Account to ensure the Cash Room have used the correct nominals for postings.
- Liaising with the firm’s bank manager as appropriate.
- Overseeing the firm’ credit control process.
- Overseeing the client financial onboarding process.
- Assisting the Firm’s Management Team and accountants with budgeting and general financial management.
- Working with the Firm’s accountants and the Cash Room on month and year end procedures (including Annual Accounts and SRA Client Account Audits).
- Identifying unexpected movements or payments and reporting these to the COO.
- Ensuring that appropriate working practices and procedures are followed in order that the firm can meet the highest standards of social and environmental behaviour and taking an active role in initiatives run by the firm or others which benefit the community and/or the environment.
Get in touch
If this might be the right move for you, please contact our COO, Kay Osborne at kay@bellevuelaw.co.uk or on 020 3432 2110 for a confidential discussion.
We are committed to equality and diversity in both our workplace and our recruitment process.