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NEW Finance Business Partner role at Global Law firm.
Working within a team of Finance Business Partners, you will support the firms leadership teams with accurate, timely, insightful and relevant financial planning advice to ensure the business is making informed business decisions to support its strategic growth plans.
This role would suit someone who has strong financial/analytical skills who is looking to step into a more dedicated Finance Business Partnering role.
Specific duties include:
- Annual planning and budgeting
- Quarterly reforecasting
- Executive Reporting to Senior Management in the Firm at regular Business Review Meetings
- Longer term strategic reviews of offices and teams to support profitable growth
- Serving as the link between the Partnership and the Finance department.
- Proactively working with Office Managing Partners, Practice Group Leaders and their leadership teams and partners to provide financial expertise and support, e.g. attendance/presentations at partner and leadership meetings
- Providing financial mentoring and training to newly promoted partners/laterals/promotion candidates/new firm joiners.
- Engage with wider Finance projects/initiatives to be the PG/Region representative
- Providing necessary financial support to ensure strategic business development, client retention and increased client profitability within the practice groups (BD).
- In conjunction with the working capital team, keep abreast of any issues within the practice group and assist in resolution / meetings. Being able to articulate any budget risks of any significant working capital issues.
- Equity Review - understanding metrics
- Enabling the practice group and regions to achieve their objectives, make decisions and plan appropriately through the effective understanding and application of financial analysis.
- Delivery of monthly finance MI which contains insightful commentary and analysis. Monitoring performance against long-term strategic and short-term operational plans and assisting the partners formulate the necessary actions to be taken to achieve agreed financial targets.
- Effective presentation to practice group leadership teams. Conducting thorough annual financial reviews.
- Advising the practice groups in building business cases for required initiatives, such as lateral hires, practice area and geographic expansion
- In conjunction with Finance Business Partner colleagues, supporting the Financial Planning and Decision Support team in the overall financial management of the practice areas.
- Advanced ad-hoc analysis as required to help maximise profitability across the group around realisation, fee earner utilisation and working capital.
- Support the Commercial Finance team in executing the firm's pricing strategy through respective Practice Group stakeholders.
- Supporting the Commercial Finance team in key client reviews for client relationship partners who fall under respective practice group responsibilities.
Experience needed:
- ACCA / ACA / CIMA qualified with a minimum 4 years PQE
- Experience working within a professional services firm
- Experience with supporting and influencing senior stakeholders
- Attention to detail as well as an ability to see the bigger picture which considers any cross-business implications
- A collaborative team-player who is transparent and has a straightforward approach
Hybrid working is offered - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home.
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