Meet Our Team of Experts

Chris O'Day

Chief Executive Officer

Chris is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified at Deloitte and has had a significant impact at Cashroom over the years since joining in 2014. After joining Cashroom as a Management Accountant, his extensive experience in legal accounting saw him become Cashroom’s Client Services Director in 2017 – gaining significant insight as to what is valuable to clients and to the legal industry, before taking on the CEO role in 2021 to drive the next phase of Cashroom’s growth.
Chris believes that being client-centric is key to any service business – understanding what lawyers want and need and ensuring Cashroom deliver the best customer experience that is efficient, compliant and risk-free.

Joel Carney

Business Development Director

With almost 25 years of litigation and arbitration experience, Joel has a deep understanding of the legal and financial challenges that law firms face. Alongside his role as Business Development Director, Joel is also an attorney, arbitrator, and mediator at Goosmann Law Firm, where he handles complex disputes in various areas of law, such as creditors' rights, bankruptcy, personal injury, and subrogation. Having achieved J.D. from Creighton University School of Law and a B.A. in History from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Joel is a panel arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and a recognized Best Lawyer in America for insurance law and product liability litigation.

Paul O'Day

Chief Technology Officer

Paul has over 10 years experience in Software engineering, graduating from Lindenwood University in Mathematics and Computer Science (BSc), Paul is a true expert in the technology industry. Since joining Cashroom in 2020 as Head of Product Development, Paul has driven the development of ground breaking technologies, including two industry firsts with the integration of Open Banking and Confirmation of Payee into the Cashroom Portal. His innovative approach has been instrumental in driving Cashroom's technological advancements, ensuring both efficiency and compliance.

Liz Parks

Senior Legal Bookkeeper

Liz has over 8 years of experience in legal bookkeeping. Prior to joining The Cashroom, Liz worked for a private law firm where she managed a team that facilitated the day-to-day business office functions of the firm. She has a wealth of knowledge in accounts receivables, account management and financial reporting.

Emma O'Day

Chief Marketing Officer

Having obtained a law degree and Diploma in Legal Practice, Emma joined The Cashroom in 2010 and is responsible for our marketing campaigns and brand management. Since joining The Cashroom Emma has achieved post-graduate qualifications in marketing and is now a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Steven O'Day

Chief Operational Officer

Steven, has over 13 years’ experience working in the technology side of the Banking and Financial Services industry. He has been involved in the development and operations of a number of critical systems and applications during his time at RBS, Standard Life and Clydesdale/Yorkshire Bank (now Virgin Money). His most recent role is as Head of Platform Engineering at Virgin Money, building and running the underlying platform for the banks digital offering.

The Cashroom Story

Cashroom exists to provide compliant, cost effective outsourced finance functions to law firms worldwide. Founded in 2008 we now employ around 150 people across our three locations, providing remote services to over 250 law firms of all shapes and sizes.

We have a unique insight into the requirements of the legal sector, with directors who have held partnership roles within large law firms, as well as senior members of staff who have worked within finance teams in a variety of legal practices. This expertise has helped us to shape our services to meet the needs of the sector, while at the same time utilising technology to improve efficiency and security beyond the capability of many law firms.

We are system agnostic, meaning we will operate any practice management system, with no need for a change for the client firm.

Our services include:

Comprehensive bookkeeping service

Analytical managerial accounting

Payment collection services

Efficiency, risk and compliance reviews