Office and Finance Manager

Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors LLP is a third generation firm of solicitors founded in 1906 and based in the heart of Dublin City. Widely regarded as one of the leading insurance litigation firms in Ireland, they offer a specialist service to their clients. Corrigan & Corrigan are seeking to recruit an Office and Finance Manager to join their busy team. Please note that this role is office-based in Dublin 2.

Office and Finance Manager role and responsibilities

Accounts

- Day to day responsibility for accounts

- To keep the firm's accounts up to date

- Significant data entry – speed and accuracy essential

- All bank reconciliations and month-end reporting along with all other reconciliations

- Credit control

- Accounts payable

- Compliance with Solicitors Accounts Regulations

- Online banking, cheque payments and enforcement of verification policies and procedures

- Billing and invoices on each matter

- Maintaining all necessary and appropriate records in compliance with all relevant regulatory and office requirements

- Generating reports and distributing to partners. Overseeing action required to be taken in respect of same

- Managing aged debt

- Supporting fee earners and support staff on billing and funds transfer transactions

- Revenue online – Withholding tax- VAT returns – Payroll returns

- Assisting external auditors and accountants with SARs reporting and year-end accounts preparation

Facilities

- Provision of appropriate facilities for staff

- Office equipment and the related maintenance contracts

- Liaison with all suppliers

- Ensuring facilities comply with Health & Safety regulations

- Maintaining all required office inventories – equipment, IT, service provider contact details, etc.

Purchasing

- Ordering and monitoring of office supplies and payments

- Purchase agreements with external suppliers

Stall resourcing and HR

- Staff management

- Payroll

- Supervision of secretarial and administrative staff

- Appropriate allocation of work to legal secretaries and executives

- Recruitment of secretarial and administrative staff

- Sourcing of temporary staff where appropriate

- Training of secretarial and administrative staff

- Management of support cover

- Induction process for new staff

- Maintain records of sickness and holidays and management of both

- Implementing and maintaining HR policies and procedures to support a positive workplace environment

Information technology

- Liaison with external providers to ensure that IT infrastructure is appropriate for the needs of the practice

- Providing internal IT support to staff

- Phone system

- Management and understanding of Case Management system (Keyhouse), SAM and Sage.

Internal communications

- Working with the Head of Communications to ensure the efficient flow of information within the practice

- Regular meetings with support staff, and fee earners as required

The person

- Previous experience in a legal practice including staff management and payroll – minimum 3 years' experience

- A highly motivated individual

- Highly developed organisational skills with an ability to take on and complete multiple tasks within agreed timescales

- Proven ability to take responsibility and act on own initiative

- Highly professional - committed to excellence in approach to work

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ideally Keyhouse Case Management

- Capacity to communicate effectively

- Appreciation of the sensitive nature of the information that the post holder will be privy to and the need for absolute discretion and trust.

This is a great opportunity to join a prestigious, specialist firm with the opportunity to guide the financial strategy of the organisation. If you wish to apply for this role, please email a CV and cover letter to: irene.santiago@corrigan.ie

Closing date for applications is end of day, Wednesday 10 September 2025.

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