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2 months ago

London, UK, United Kingdom myGwork Full time

This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Kennedys is looking for a Finance Business Manager to join our Finance team based in London. The successful Finance Business Manager will be responsible for business partnering within the UK Commercial and Healthcare divisions and is responsible for commercial advice, reporting and analysis across the teams that make up the UK Commercial and Healthcare divisions. They are made up of 6 teams each led by a Team Partner and the combined revenue of the divisions make up 10% of global revenues.

This is both a strategic and commercial role, working closely with business leaders to drive Kennedys performance. Many of the senior leadership of the firm fall within the divisions and any financial business partner can have influence over key decisions of the firm

Team

Kennedys Finance team support the firm globally producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the firm's internal and external clients.

Our Finance team is made up of Group Financial Reporting, Client Reporting and Insights, Pricing, Finance Systems and Finance Operations (billing, credit control, cashiers, finance database). The UK Finance team based in Chelmsford and London support UK and international operations.

Finance has a presence in multiple international offices.

Key responsibilities

  • Business partner to Senior Leadership and the Business Team Leads across the UK Commercial and Healthcare Divisions, providing financial guidance and insights to maximize profitability. It is essential to build credibility as a trusted advisor and that requires strong communication skills. To become the go to Finance person for the Commercial and Healthcare Divisions
  • Responsible for leading Annual Planning Process and Forecasting cycles for the UK Teams and Clients. Liaise with Global Financial Reporting Team on the Operating Expense budget process and with HR for headcount planning
  • Responsible for production and analysis of key commercial reporting. Insights on monthly performance including working capital analysis. This includes preparation of Finance Board Reports, client level profitability analysis, case matter level analysis and headcount reports
  • Business partner with the UK Divisional leads for BD and HR for strategic and commercial decision making, including resourcing and service delivery.

Required experience

  • Qualified accountant (preferably Big 4), ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or MBA
  • Previous experience as a Business Partner Finance Lead in an international law firm (possibly professional services) firm
  • Strong finance knowledge including understanding of maximising profitability and working capital practices
  • Commercial acumen and excellent communications skills a must
  • Advanced skills in Excel, Powerpoint and Word
  • Experience in finance systems, preferably Elite 3E
  • Beneficial to have experience in PowerBi or Tableau
  • Beneficial to have experience in Workday, Hyperion or equivalent
  • Previous experience in multi-currency environment.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

At Kennedys, we develop careers in an innovative global environment. Life at Kennedys is exciting, fast paced and varied and we believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.