Our client is a London-based Law firm where people are committed to achieving the goals of listed and private companies, institutions, and individuals. Our experience encompasses corporate, commercial litigation and arbitration, employment and pensions, finance, marine and international trade and real estate.
They are now looking to hire a Finance Analyst to join the accounts team on a permanent basis. This is a fixed term contract for a Financial Analyst, reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis. The FP&A team works collaboratively with the wider Finance department (Management Accounts, Pricing), Business Services teams (e.g. Finance Systems, HR) and Practice Groups. The role provides the opportunity to engage closely with the business by providing timely, accurate and insightful financial analysis.
Responsibilities
- Support the preparation of practice group budgets and forecasts, working closely with group leaders to validate assumptions.
- Assist with the overall firmwide budget process, including planning, preparation, and review.
- Maintain and update budget templates and ensure consistency across all submissions.
- Review practice group financial performance against budget and prior year, focussing on income drivers and profitability metrics.
- Gather and consolidate large data sets from multiple sources; assist in preparing clear summaries that are tailored to support decision-making.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for various stakeholders; ensure reports are accurate and timely.
- Drive efficiencies through automation of existing financial reports.
- Support the Project Accountant with testing and validation of newly developed and updated reports.
- Engage with practice group leaders on a quarterly basis to review financial performance, discuss variances, and gather frontline insights.
- Produce and deliver presentations to practice groups, including financial updates and information on financial hygiene best practices.
- Work closely with HR to monitor and report on fee earner utilisation.
Candidate Profile
- Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Experience in FP&A or financial analysis, ideally within legal or professional services.
- Strong Excel skills; experience with BI tools desirable.
- Excellent analytical skills with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Communicate complex financial data clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
- Can build trust and rapport with partners and employees throughout the firm, including senior leaders.
- Collaborative approach to delivering work.
Important Notice
It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.
Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.
