11 Oct
Ambition
City of London
Job description
I am partnering with one of my close, International Law Firms clients on the recruitment of a Commercial Finance Business Partner.
This role sits within the Commercial Finance team and reports directly into the Commercial Finance Manager.
You will work with the business to drive improvements in financial performance across a broad range of practice areas and assist in the longer-term strategic business planning process as well as shorter term annual budgeting process.
- Reporting and Analysis (including Management Accounts, Business Intelligence, Financial Control and Business Partnering teams)
- Partner with Heads of Groups, Divisional Managing Partners and BD Managers to update,
review and implement business plans to drive the strategic direction of the divisions.
- Regularly review actual performance, prepare forecasts / projections, and monitor against business plans and budgets.
- Perform investment appraisal / business case analysis for lateral hires and internal promotes.
- Pro-actively identify any financial issues and efficiency opportunities to enable the practice groups to undertake profit improvement initiatives.
- Be able to discuss all aspects of financial performance, proactively challenging issues, driving through change and gaining commercial insight.
- Review the production of monthly management information pack including KPI's and divisional commentaries.
- Review operating results and actual performance of the overall business as well as individual departments, practice groups, partners, and fee-earners, spotting areas of deficiency and advising management on them.
- Work with the Business Intelligence team to support profitability analysis at client, matter, work type, partner and fee earner level.
- Assist in the overall improvement of understanding of financial KPI's and performance across the business.
- Work closely with the Business Intelligence team to help improve overall financial understanding of the business.
Key requirements :
- Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
- Highly advanced Excel skills, knowledge of Power Query and SQL is advantageous but not essential
- Significant experience of using 3E, or other similar practice management system