Strategic Finance Manager

Overview

Job title: Strategic Finance Manager
Location: Any UK office
Hours: 9:30am – 5:30pm (flexibility required)
Department: Finance — Financial Planning & Analysis
Reports to: Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

We are looking for a proactive Strategic Finance Manager to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team. This role will lead on all financial planning and analysis relating to the firm’s international expansion, supporting the firm’s leadership in evaluating and deciding on international investment opportunities.

This person will be key in the process of taking an initial opportunity through the many stages of evaluation and decision making through to integration, at which point they will work with the Financial Operations team to ensure a smooth transition.

• Act as the Finance lead on all international projects (primarily acquisitive) with responsibility for planning and analysing the project from a Finance perspective. This will be from the initial due diligence phase through to Board level business case and finally budgeting and forecasting once integrated.
• Take primary responsibility for producing any international office financial models in our standard Adaptive Planning model using the agreed firm methodology.
• Act as lead Finance representative, liaising with the Project Sponsor and new partner teams, providing financial information or facilitating liaison with Finance colleagues where more appropriate to do so.
• Contribute alongside Financial Operations colleagues to the identification of financial risks associated with the project.
• Liaise with the financial control and tax teams to ensure that appropriate local GAAP reporting processes are set up in advance to meet local regulatory and tax requirements and that the timetable for these reports is fully understood as the office moves to BAU.
• During periods when international activity is quieter, take a lead role on other Finance projects as requested by the Head of FP&A

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Qualified Accountant, preferably 10 years+ PQE

• Minimum 5 years of experience of working in a senior finance role with extensive international experience.
• Extensive financial modelling & planning experience.
• Some operational finance or tax experience particularly with an international context would be beneficial but not vital.
• Experience with Adaptive Planning and Tableau helpful. Commercial mindset with an ability to present complex financial analysis such that it supports critical strategic decision making.
• Tenacious and able to influence and challenge Partners, particularly with respect to revenue forecasts and growth trajectories.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal guidance.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively to meet deadlines and to support the Finance team in doing the same.
• Legal or other professional services sector experience highly desirable.
• Project management experience advantageous.
• Team player who will pitch in to support others when they have capacity.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, supportive Finance team and gain valuable experience within a professional services environment. If you’re enthusiastic, eager to grow, and ready for your next challenge — we’d love to hear from you.

• Carers’ leave (up to five paid days’ leave towards caring responsibilities)
• 25 days’ annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days.
• Contributory pension of up to 5%.
• Private healthcare policy
• Death in service cover (4 x base salary).
• Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan, an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.

We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.

Our strength lies in our differences. We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter, signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It’s with different perspectives that we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges.

It’s how we’ll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.