Commercial Finance Manager

International Finance Manager

Manchester/Leeds

£50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits + Travel Opportunities

Permanent Position 

AML Consultancy Ltd is partnering with a global law firm to find a Highly Commercial Finance Manager to join the team.

Role Responsibilities

• Managing the budgeting and reforecasting process for the practice groups and service areas, this involves holding detailed discussions with each budget holder and updating the budget model, and regular reforecasts.
• Monthly reporting for the Executive and Board, highlighting key issues for discussion and proposing actions/solutions.
• Attending practice group management meetings to discuss key financial issues, performance against core KPIs and propose actions/solutions.
• Working on ad-hoc projects with a specific group, this can include reviews of a particular client/sector, developing business plans, (and tracking future performance against these), preparing financial modelling for assessment of team restructure/new hires and analysis of promotion business cases.
• Providing finance support to Service Directors and meeting with them to help them understand the key financial issues they need to address. Liaise with budget holders to support their understanding of their results and work with them to monitor costs.
• Analysing monthly management information (including performance statistics), identifying problems/issues, highlighting these to the team concerned along with workable solutions.
• Involvement in delivering the career academy training programme for fee earners and the preparation and assessment of candidates at the partner selection centre.

Applicant Requirements

• Full Professional Accounting qualification – ACA/CIMA or ACCA
• Possess a high level of commercial acumen and analytical and numeracy skills
• Business partnering experience
• Strategic thinking/planning
• Effective communication skills including the ability to: present and discuss financial information to a group of up to 40 people and engage and influence senior management
• Proven experience of delivering on simultaneous tasks
• Able to work independently and adapt to change
• Ability to judge and manage priorities effectively and work to tight timescales
• Excellent IT Skills
• The capability to engage senior stakeholders and to build rapport with them in Finance and across the other areas
• The ability to challenge current practices and to work with the Board on improvements
• The willingness to travel both domestically and internationally

This is an unparalleled opportunity to carve a long and prosperous career within a global business so if you feel that you possess the necessary skills, drive and determination to succeed within a fast-paced commercial environment then please apply and submit your CV or send directly to me at adam@amlconsultancy.co.uk.