Senior Financial Analyst

Responsibilities

• Facilitate creation and management of the corporate shared services budget, including tracking decisions that will require an increase or decrease in budget line items for the following financial year (FY).
• Implement costing processes that encourage rebilling of qualifying expenses to legal practices and client cases.
• Produce regular reports on spend, including actuals, forecasts, variance to budget, expenses, allocations, and shared service cost breakdowns/allocations.
• Review, approve, and allocate invoices, ensuring invoiced amounts match contracted spend.
• Collaborate with global and local finance counterparts to establish standard cost allocation and reporting categories.
• Analyze budget spend to provide insight on areas needing optimization.
• Develop financial controls for all spend, as well as approval processes/matrices.
• Assist with project costing, projections, and ROI analysis.
• Ensure cost management policies are created and kept up to date in line with Global Accounting and Procurement practices across the firm.
• Partner with Global Procurement to roll out systematic controls and process to support Procure to Pay methodologies for all Corporate Overheads.
• Participate in internal and third-party financial audits where required.
• Handle various assignments from Senior Leadership and Global Heads to support their respective goals and business operations.

• 5-7 years' experience working in a Financial Reporting & Analysis Role
• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field preferred.
• Require advanced proficiency within Microsoft Excel with emphasis on highly complex formulas/functions.
• Experience working with Corporate Overheads or Information Technology spend preferred.
• Experience with Power BI or other visualization/dashboarding tools is a major plus.
• Experience working in a Law Firm or with revenue cycles would be a major plus.
• Experience with Thomson Reuters 3E and Chrome River would be a plus.

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organisations successfully navigate risk and maximise opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity. It is committed to operating in a responsible way with a diverse and inclusive workforce, pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and environmental initiatives including the SBTi Net-Zero standard.

Our values guide decisions and delivery:
Work as one;
Excel with clients;
Celebrate difference;
Act boldly. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from suitably qualified individuals regardless of background or identity.

• Work as one
• Excel with clients
• Celebrate difference
• Act boldly

The Competencies inform all aspects of Business Services career development and vary across levels and areas. They include:

• Strategic thinker with commercial awareness
• Service oriented: recognizing internal and external clients and the importance of service delivery
• Ability to work as part of a team, manage workload, and adapt to changing priorities
• Adaptable to new systems and requirements
• Flexible and collaborative
• Confident dealing with senior management and ensuring service levels are met
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Proactive and positive attitude

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to amend it in accordance with business needs.