The role:

This is a 12 month FTC initially covering maternity leave.

You will support the growth and development of our highly successful and globally expanding Adaptive initiative, working with consultants, partners and clients to ensure the success of every Adaptive placement.

Collaborating with the Adaptive Operations team, you will play an important role in maintaining our financial functions and will work closely with multiple teams internally across our network.

What will you do:

• You will manage the UK Adaptive payroll for our consultants, working with the firmwide Payroll team to ensure all timesheets are processed accurately and payments are made on time.
• You will work closely with our Accounts, Billings and Credit Control teams, to ensure all consultant and client invoices are handled efficiently and accurately, following up with client contacts over email where necessary.
• You will liaise with the central Finance team every quarter to manage the Adaptive accruals process.
• You will play a key role in advising the Adaptive management team with financial forecasting, generating financial reports to circulate across the firm and managing the Adaptive budgets across the UK and Asia.
• You will work with the Adaptive Client Relationship Manager to report and advise the Adaptive team on quarterly and end of financial year figures, closely monitoring how we are tracking against budget on a regular basis.
• You will ensure our systems are continuously up to date and accurate.
• You’ll deliver exceptional customer service to consultants, clients and partners, responding to a wide range of enquiries on a timely basis.
• You’ll collaborate with the entire International Adaptive team to streamline processes and generate new ideas for growth and development.

What we are looking for:

• a positive, hands-on attitude and a strong team-player mentality
• a real eye for detail, curiosity and a drive to keep improving and evolving processes
• self-motivation and enthusiasm for numbers and data
• initiative, who is not afraid to ask questions and think outside the box
• a desire to deliver exceptional service to clients and consultants
• the ability to work under pressure in a fast-moving sector
• strong numerical skills and confidence working with financial data
• strong interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate by adapting styles of written and oral communication appropriately
• high attention to detail with a keen eye for spotting discrepancies
• excellent working use of Microsoft Office (specifically Excel and Outlook)
• the ability to deal with highly confidential and sensitive data
• a willingness to learn new systems and use software packages that are unfamiliar
• excellent organisation and prioritisation skills

Here at Simmons & Simmons:

Simmons & Simmons is a place where dynamic minds thrive. Our culture is built on work that matters, you will work on inspirational and thought-provoking projects, using your influence to create positive impact for our clients, society and the planet. We also ensure that everyone’s voice is heard from day one, irrespective of job title, qualification, or background. You’ll be encouraged to have an enquiring mind and share ideas that can drive the firm forward. Through innovative learning and development opportunities, you will be provided with a platform to excel, enabling you to exceed your career ambitions and do things you never thought were possible.

Some key information:

• We offer a competitive package including bonuses dependant on role/level, private medical insurance and pension contribution.
• Our global skills academy provides our people, regardless of their role and location, with excellent learning opportunities (including live workshops, podcasts, short videos and practical learning experiences).
• We have adopted a hybrid working approach with a requirement for a minimum of three days in the office with flexibility dependant on role/team/client demands.
• We bring together the best legal advice from our established legal teams with non-traditional capabilities via Simmons & Simmons Solutions that enhance, expand and differentiate the Simmons offering.
• We are proud to rank as a top 30 Employer for Working Families and a top 25 Employer for Social Mobility.
• We have a range of social and sports committees, summer and winter parties and monthly get togethers.
• We have a range of diversity networks to connect people and celebrate our differences which is integral to our inclusive culture.
• All UK offices have their own artwork collections - including Damien Hurst and Tracey Emin pieces in the London office. We have a long-standing history in supporting the art community especially up-and-coming artists.

Equal opportunities:

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.

We believe in equality of opportunity, irrespective of race or ethnicity, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. We ensure that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly during the recruitment and selection processes.

At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.

If you’re interested in finding out more about this position, please contact the Recruitment Team . To apply for the role, click on the link at the bottom of the page or visit our career page.