Senior Financial Analyst

Clyde & Co is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to provide financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting support across the firm’s corporate shared services functions. Working closely with senior leadership and global Finance and Procurement teams, this role will help drive informed decision-making through meaningful financial insights, effective cost management, and strong financial controls.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate creation and management of the corporate shared services budget, including tracking decisions that will require an increase or decrease in budget line items for the following financial year (FY). Implement costing processes that encourage rebilling of qualifying expenses to legal practices and client cases.

Produce regular reports on spend, including actuals, forecasts, variance to budget, expenses, allocations, and shared service cost breakdowns/allocations. Review, approve, and allocate invoices, ensuring invoiced amounts match contracted spend. Collaborate with global and local finance counterparts to establish standard cost allocation & reporting categories.

Analyze budget spend to provide insight on areas needing optimization. Develop financial controls for all spend, as well as approval processes/matrices. Assist with project costing, projections, and ROI analysis. Ensure cost management policies are created and kept up to date in line with Global Accounting and Procurement practices across the firm.

Partner with Global Procurement to roll out systematic controls and process to support Procure to Pay methodologies for all Corporate Overheads. Participate in internal and third-party financial audits where required. Handle various assignments from Senior Leadership and Global Heads to support their respective goals and business operations.

Duties other than the above may also be assigned. Required Education/Experience 5-7 years' experience working in a Financial Reporting & Analysis Role Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field preferred. Require advanced proficiency within Microsoft Excel with emphasis on highly complex formulas/functions.

Experience working with Corporate Overheads or Information Technology spend preferred. Experience with Power BI or other virtualization/dashboarding tools is a major plus. Experience working in a Law Firm or with revenue cycles would be a major plus. Experience with Thomson Reuters 3E and Chrome River would be a plus.

The Firm Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, helping organisations successfully navigate risk and maximise opportunity in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity and enable global prosperity, namely: insurance, aviation, marine, construction, energy, trade and natural resources. Globally integrated, Clyde & Co offers a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world.

It is committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves and provides an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment including through a commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

The firm has 490 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people overall in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our Values Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We: Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth Business Services Competencies Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas: Strategic thinker with commercial awareness. Service oriented: Recognizing internal and external clients and the importance of service delivery.

Ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative, manage own workload and adapt to changing priorities. Adaptable to new systems, procedures, and requirements of role. Flexible approach: Willing to assist others in achieving team objectives. Confident dealing with senior management and ensuring service levels are adhered to.

Well-disciplined and self-motivated. Ability to work well under pressure. Confident and proactive approach. Enthusiastic and positive attitude. This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business. Principals only It is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

CLYDE & CO PRIVACY NOTICE: https://www.clydeco.com/help/privacy The Firm When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm.

We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities.

We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. Our Commitment Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.