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Tim Salmon, Senior Consultant

020 3031 9634 | [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]#k

Head of Finance & IT | Aug 20



About us

Job description

How to apply





The Legal Services Board (LSB) is an independent body responsible for overseeing

the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales. Its goal is to modernise and improve

legal services and the legal services marketplace by putting the interests of

consumers at the heart of the system. This reflects the objectives of the statute that

created it - the Legal Services Act 2007 (the Act). Our vision is legal services that

everyone can access and trust. This role will be the most senior financially qualified

person in the organisation, and a member of the LSB’s Senior Leadership Team.

It is an exciting time to join the Legal Services Board as we develop ambitious new

strategy for the sector for 2021-24.

Why does our work matter?

The legal services sector is of central importance for consumers, our economy and

wider society:

On average, 7-8 million people experience a legal problem every year

3 out of 10 small businesses faced a legal problem during 2016/17

Estimated annual losses to small businesses due to legal problems is £40bn

The sector contributes over £35bn to the economy and employs 329k people

An estimated 1m individuals suffered ill health as a result of legal problems

(2017-19)





Who we are

The Legal Services Act 2007 outlines our role and our responsibilities.

These include:

regulation of approved regulators and the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

oversight of the Office for Legal Complaints (which is responsible for

administering the Legal Ombudsman scheme)

making recommendations to amend the list of reserved legal activities

setting up voluntary arrangements to improve standards (if required)

In all of our work, we must consider how best to promote eight regulatory objectives

set out in the Act.

Our Board Members

The Legal Services Board has ten members, including the Chief Executive:

Dr Helen Phillips (Chair)

Catherine Brown (Member - lay)

Jemima Coleman (Member - non-lay)

Marina Gibbs (Member – lay)

Stephen Gowland (Member – non-lay)

Ian Hamer OBE (Member – lay)

Flora Page (Member – non-lay)

Michael Smyth CBE QC (Hon) (Member - non-lay)

Catharine Seddon (Member – lay)

Matthew Hill (Chief Executive)





Our Organisation chart

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https://www.legalservicesboard.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LSB-organisational-chart-website-January-2020.pdf



Head of Finance & IT

c. £75,000 per annum (plus 10% flexible benefits allowance)

Job purpose

This role is the most senior finance positon in the organisation and part of the senior

leadership team. You will:

have responsibility to manage and deliver core corporate services such as

finance, payroll and pensions, premises, our outsourced IT contract and

procurement;

provides strategic and operational support to the Accounting Officer to

enable them to discharge their responsibilities as defined in Managing Public

Money, ensuring that the LSB’s annual Business Plan is achievable within the

agreed budgetary constraints and within the spending control framework as

agreed with Ministry of Justice (MoJ);

manage all aspects of funding under the Levy;

provide support to the LSB Board and the Board’s committees - Audit and Risk

Assurance Committee (ARAC) and Remuneration and Nomination Committee

(RNC);

manage key financial stakeholder relationships on behalf of LSB including our

landlord, external and internal auditors and various teams within the MoJ

(e.g. ALB Finance partners, Spending Controls team, Commercial and Contract

Management Division, IT and Security);

have responsibility for maintaining, updating and improving financial systems,

processes and the internal control framework to ensure data and transactions

are processed efficiently, accurately and securely.





Key responsibilities

Exercising financial control and governance over project finances - this work

will include:

management of the Annual Report and Accounts process and the annual

audit;

preparation of the annual budget and management of the budget

accountability process;

preparing monthly finance papers for the Board;

ARAC support - preparation of papers, attendance at meetings

implementation of agreed actions;

RNC advice - pay remit, paybill budget etc;

stewardship of internal accounting controls and regularity;

Internal Audit - manage work plan and relationship;

Corporate risk register - manage financial, IT and premises related risks and

ensure issues are reflected accurately in the risk register. Develop and action

appropriate mitigations.

ensure compliance with MoJ reporting requirements and adherence to

Spending Controls guidelines;

accounting for the Levy and managing communications with approved

regulators relating to Levy collection and other issues arising;

contract and IT management (including premises);

ad hoc assistance to Policy, Regulatory and Research colleagues on finance

elements of papers and applications;

supervision of the Finance and Resources Associate and other support staff

as required;

acting as the Senior Information Risk Owner for the LSB;

other ad hoc support (e.g. finance-related FOIA requests).





Stakeholder engagement

Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders impacting on the finance and

related services function, including HMRC.

The role will also require the postholder to build relationships with wider

stakeholder community on financial issues e.g. providing information to front line

regulators on cost incurred and forecasts.

Be confident to present to the Board, SLT and various committees on financial

matters.

Line Management

Currently manages one Finance and Resources Associate.

Skills and experience

Essential:

An accounting qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or similar

Public sector finance experience

Five years’ plus experience in management and budgetary reporting

Good written and oral communication skills

Demonstrable experience of working with Boards and sub committees (e.g.

Audit and Risk Assurance Committees and Remuneration and Nomination

Committees)

Experience of writing papers for senior leadership teams, the Board and sub

committees

Experience of managing staff

Able to work autonomously and manage their own workloads effectively.





Desirable:

ALB / NDPB specific experience would be advantageous

Experience of dealing with Civil Service departments

Knowledge of EU / Government Procurement rules and their practical

application

Diversity & Inclusion

The Legal Services Board is an organisation where professional standards are high,

decisions are taken on the basis of evidence and interventions are proportionate.

All colleagues understand their role and how it fits into the LSB as a whole.

We have around 30 staff, from a wide variety of backgrounds – public, private,

regulatory. Most work on a number of policy and management projects at the same

time. In recruiting, we look for skills and experience matched by an appetite for

change and improving standards.

We are committed to equal opportunity. Everyone who is eligible regardless of race,

sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil

partnership status, age, disability, or pregnancy and maternity, will receive equal

treatment when applying for jobs with us.

Benefits

The LSB prides itself on its flexible working policies and we welcome applicants who

would like to work full-time (35 hours per week) or on a part-time basis.

We offer a competitive salary, a defined contribution pension scheme with an

employer’s contribution of 10% of salary, a benefits allowance of 10% of salary and

an annual leave entitlement of 25 days in addition to statutory bank holidays.





Job Type: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: Approximately £75k per year on a full time basis (plus 10% flexible benefits

allowance)

The LSB has a strong and established culture of flexible working.





To Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 pages each) to

[email protected].

Timeline

Please note that these dates are only indicative at this stage and could be subject

to change.

We will try and offer as much flexibility as we can, but it may not be possible to

offer alternative dates for assessments or interviews. You are therefore asked to

note the below timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and

selection process.

The anticipated timetable is as follows:

Closing date: 7th September

Interviews: 17th & 18th September





Contact

We encourage all candidates to discuss the role further before submitting an

application. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact:

Tim Salmon Senior Consultant

020 3031 9634

[email protected]

Allen Lane Recruitment 33 King Street, St James's

SW1Y 6RJ

www.allenlane.co.uk


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