Job description
Location: Remote
Reports to: Head of Firm Management
Team: Global distributed operations team
Our Firm:
Sterlington is an international law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing. Our high-caliber partners work on complex business matters with a tailored approach to client service and a focus on financial flexibility and innovation.
We are the ultimate law firm for private clients, private capital, senior executives, leaders, HNWIs, and family offices, as well as related businesses, in both corporate and litigation matters. We take a commercial and holistic approach to the legal and business needs of our clients.
Learn more at: www.sterlingtonlaw.com
About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on, strategic Head of Finance to lead the evolution of our finance function during an exciting phase of rapid growth.
This is not a maintenance role, it’s a unique opportunity to build and elevate. You’ll have the autonomy and executive support to design scalable systems, embrace emerging technologies, and position finance as a true strategic partner driving insight and decision-making.
You’ll work closely with leadership to advance multi-entity reporting, strengthen system connectivity, and create a finance infrastructure that supports continued expansion and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Excellence & Financial Control
- Oversee day-to-day accounting and reporting for multiple entities (operating, service, and holding companies).
- Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial statements across entities and regions.
- Manage tax filings, compliance, and audit readiness in coordination with external partners.
- Oversee and continuously improve client invoicing and collections processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistent cash flow management across entities.
Systems & Process Transformation
- Assess current tools and workflows; implement scalable systems and automation aligned with future technology trends.
- Optimize payroll, billing, expense management, and vendor payment processes for efficiency and growth.
- Collaborate with operations and IT to enhance connectivity and optimize financial data flows within practice management platforms.
Strategic Partnership
- Deliver forward-looking financial analysis and insights to guide strategic planning.
- Support leadership with budgeting, forecasting, and performance dashboards.
- Manage banking relationships and capital planning activities.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and mentor a distributed finance team, fostering accountability and precision.
- Establish scalable processes and documentation to support continued firm growth.
Qualifications & Experience
- 8+ years of progressive finance, accounting, or controllership experience; ideally in a multi-entity or professional services environment.
- Extensive experience in the United States.
- Expertise in cash and accrual accounting, GAAP reporting, and multi-entity consolidation.
- Proven success implementing new finance or ERP tools and leveraging technology to drive efficiency and innovation.
- Strong background in audits, compliance, and external financial communications.
- Strategic mindset with readiness to stay hands-on during growth phases.
- Exceptional communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
You’ll Thrive Here If You…
- Excel at turning complexity into clarity and structure.
- Enjoy being both operationally sharp and strategically impactful.
- Are comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.
- Want to influence how finance shapes the next chapter of a growing, elite firm.
