Appleyard Lees IP LLP

Finance Director

Appleyard Lees IP LLP  •  Halifax, CA (Onsite)  •  23 days ago
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Job Description

Finance Director

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Halifax

We’re looking for a commercially driven Finance Director to partner with the CEO and Partnership, leading financial strategy and transforming how the firm uses data, insight, and performance to drive growth.

This is a high-impact, strategic role, focused on driving commercial performance, enhancing decision-making, and evolving the finance function to support a modern, forward-looking firm.

Please note, this role can be based in Leeds, Halifax or Manchester; however, regular travel between all four office locations, including Cambridge, will be required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with the CEO & leadership team to shape and deliver firm strategy
  • Lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance insight
  • Drive commercial decision-making through data-led insight
  • Build and develop a high-performing finance team
  • Improve systems, processes, and financial controls
  • Deliver clear reporting across KPIs, profitability, and cashflow
  • Lead external stakeholder relationships (auditors, banks, advisors)
  • Oversee budgeting, audit, tax, payroll, and compliance
  • Identify opportunities for efficiency, margin growth, and operational improvement

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

  • Established Finance Director or a strong Head of Finance ready to step up
  • Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
  • Experience in professional services (legal/IP highly advantageous)
  • Experience transforming finance functions, systems, and processes
  • Experience improving finance functions, systems, and reporting
  • Confident in influencing senior stakeholders and leadership

Benefits

We pride ourselves on being small and friendly enough for you to get to know everyone – but big enough to offer you great career prospects. At Appleyard Lees, you won't feel like a number or just another cog in the wheel. We understand everyone is individual and offer a friendly and supportive place to work and learn.

We also offer:
  • 34 hour working week, Monday - Friday
  • Agile working
  • A supportive and friendly place to work and learn
  • Annual salary review
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme
  • Salary Exchange
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare Cash Plan & Wellbeing App
  • Group Income Protection
  • Long Service Milestones
  • Social outings
  • Vouchers on Christmas, Birthdays and Special Occasions
  • Charity events
Appleyard Lees IP LLP

About Appleyard Lees IP LLP

Appleyard Lees is a leading intellectual property law firm, with over seventy patent and trade mark attorneys and litigators.

Who we are, and what we do – but also, how we do it – makes us distinctive.

Our commercially intelligent approach to client service incorporates flexibility and adaptability. We strive to be agile, to respond to specific client requirements in a way that suits them.

We help a broad range of IP owners and creators, including in-house teams, R&D specialists, owner-managers and branding professionals, protect and monetise their intellectual property. We also support clients manage post-grant challenges, should they arise.

Our clients include some of the world’s most exciting innovators, largest companies and household names, with a number of clients obtaining Fortune 500, Fortune Global 2000, FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and Forbes Global 2000 status. Our clients operate across a diverse collection of industries, including chemicals, retail, consumer goods, electronics, software, bio and life sciences, pharmaceuticals, metals and heavy industry, higher education and hospitality, leisure and tourism.

In addition to our catalogue of multinational and multimillion-pound clients, Appleyard Lees is equally proud of the role we have played in the growth of start-up businesses.

The firm recruits the very best professionals who have a passion for their individual areas of specialism and supports staff throughout their career development. Providing expert training, we ensure our staff can deliver outstanding service.

With offices in UK innovation hotspots, we are positioned to give clients expert strategic IP advice in the UK and worldwide.

Industry
Legal & Compliance
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Halifax, GB
Year Founded
1852
Website
appleyardlees.com
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