Katie Coleman

Overview

Katie is Finance Manager at Sharpe Pritchard, responsible for overseeing the firm’s financial operations, including billing, credit control, cashiering and accounts payable.
She plays a central role in ensuring financial compliance and efficiency, supporting the firm’s work with legal teams, partners, and clients across the public and private sectors.

Role and Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the finance team on a day-to-day basis, overseeing core activities including billing, credit control, cashiering and accounts payable. Oversees and monitors compliance in line with regulatory requirements
• Drives continuous improvement across the finance team, embedding better processes, strengthening controls, and enhancing overall performance.
• Working alongside the Finance Director to refine and develop the finance function, ensuring it remains effective, efficient, and fit for purpose

Background and Experience

Katie has extensive experience in legal finance within the professional services sector. She has worked across a range of finance roles, including legal biller, legal cashier, and accounts payable, giving her a strong understanding of the full finance function.

She progressed through a number of roles, including Billing Team Leader, Client Account Team Leader, and Billing and Client Account Supervisor, building a well-rounded and practical knowledge of finance operations.

Before joining Sharpe Pritchard, she worked in finance roles supporting operational and client account functions, and brings strong expertise in financial control, compliance, process improvement and managing performance, with a focus on maintaining robust systems and supporting efficient service delivery.

Approach

Katie is particularly focused on improving processes and strengthening controls, and is known for her practical, hands-on approach and collaborative working style. She is committed to supporting teams across the firm and ensuring financial processes run smoothly and effectively.