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Finance Business Partner

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
England, Bristol
Salary
£35000 - £45000 per annum + study support
Closing date
Aug 4, 2021

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Job Role
Finance Business Partner
Sector
Legal
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

The Finance Business Partner will be a trusted advisor to key stakeholders. You will add value by analysing and interpreting data, trends, and business drivers behind it, and presenting it to business leads in a way that is free from Finance jargon. Improve and drive understanding of financial KPIs to enhance decision making and improve performance across the firm.

Client Details

Our client is a leading law firm based in central Bristol and are currently recruiting for a Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis. They have an exceptional reputation in their market and also in the local area.

Description

  • Support the various Business Planning processes, including the annual budget and forecast, for their Practice areas.
  • Disseminate and present monthly management accounts with accompanying commentary explaining variances against budget and forecast.
  • Gain a full understanding of the variances and trends and with a set of possible actions to effect improvements.
  • Identify and present insightful and actionable management information to Head of Department / Unit and Finance Partners to lead to improved understanding and better decision making.
  • Work with the Practice areas to better understand the variable levels of profit achieved across different service lines, sectors, clients, work types, etc. and provide recommendations.
  • Support the Practice areas with any projects or initiatives that results from the management information provided.
  • Quarterly financial reviews with Heads of Sector to drive awareness and understanding and help them meet strategic growth and profitability targets.
  • Provide financial insights and analysis on our key clients and attendance at internal CRM meetings.
  • Provisions of ad-hoc management information requested by the Practice areas.
  • Finance support on major pitches, tenders and contract renewals, giving sound financial and commercial advice
  • This will include detailed financial modelling of different scenarios; financial KPI's; profitability levels; sensitivity analysis, etc.
  • Involvement throughout the matter lifecycle from planning and pricing, delivery to post matter financial reviews with recommendations.
  • This will include supporting the business in using, and gaining benefit from, the new Pricing, Budgeting and Matter Management tool.
  • Attendance at various meetings including Finance Partners Forum and Department/Unit meetings providing meaningful insight throughout.
  • Involvement in finance improvement projects.

Profile

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience in a Finance Business Partner role. You'll be CIMA/ACCA part qualified/finalist.

A strong mix of financial, analytical, commercial and communication skills are essential.

Job Offer

A salary of up to £45,000 is on offer to the successful candidate as well as study support towards a professional accountancy qualification.

Company

When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

 

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