Junior Analyst

Junior Commercial Analyst



One of my London based Law firm clients are looking for a Junior Analyst to join their fast growing commercial finance function! The role sits alongside three other areas in finance supporting the practice areas: revenue control, financial control and finance systems. The role will report directly to the Commercial Finance Business Partner.



The role:



The purpose of this role is to support the provision of commercial and financial analysis to key stakeholders of the business. Duties will include:



Monthly reporting:

• support the development of new profitability reporting to the business;
• work within finance to ensure integrity and accuracy of data used in finance reporting;
• ensure delivery of all required reporting for the business accurately and on time;
• help to develop the reporting capability for other business services functions (BD, HR), including producing client profitability packs as well as other ad hoc analysis;
• ensure all data queries received are dealt with on a timely basis, identifying any common requests that could be better served by standardised reporting;
• manage monthly FTE reporting and direct cost reviews for practice areas, supporting the finance team with variance analysis; and
• begin to utilise new technologies for new dashboards and reporting overtime.

Quarterly and annual reporting:

• manage the annual and quarterly external survey process;
• support on key annual presentations to the firm; and
• support on preparation of financial information for firms partner promotion process.

Budgeting:

• help support the annual budgeting and forecasting process.

Profitability:

• calculation, loading and on-going maintenance of the firms cost rates in conjunction with finance systems, usually as part of the annual budgeting process;
• support the implementation of updated charge out rates when agreed through the budget process; and
• analysis of profit levers to identify core trends and details.

Key recruirements:

• relevant professional services experience preferred;
• must demonstrate knowledge in financial analysis and manipulation in Excel;
• have meticulous attention to detail, quality, and work with extreme accuracy;
• is self-motivated and proactive with high levels of motivation and deliver orientated focus;
• excellent communication;
• is comfortable managing and prioritising your own workload;
• work well on your own or in a team as needed;
• highly organized and able to prioritise multiple tasks and deliver to service levels; and
• ability to interact with and develop working relationships internally.

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