Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

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Job Description | Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Department: Finance

Location: London (involves travel to other UK/global offices)

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours

The Role

This role is pivotal within the cross functional MI / Reporting function. It represents a rare opportunity for the right individual to contribute to the transformation of a finance function and drive business performance within a successful firm in a fast moving sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop collaborative and robust working relationships with stakeholders, UK and regional offices generally to facilitate a collegiate working partnership and become the point of contact for firm wide Standard Financial Reporting.
• Facilitate the establishment of a robust process around month end commentary and production / participation on regional operation reviews.
• Standardise the type/content of Global Board, management meeting and ad-hoc reports, ensure consistency of reporting in line with business requirements.
• Support the CFO understand the Global results in a timely / consistent manner.
• Support the Global Head of FP&A & MI with ad-hoc analysis & project work, including support of mergers and office openings.
• Chair when required Overhead and Operational Reviews.
• Be responsible for driving business improvement outcomes and process improvements.
• Manage a team of 3 / 4 junior to more senior individuals.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Substantial experience post qualified ACCA/CIMA
• Proven experience working in a commercial finance role within either insurance or professional services, ideally although not essential, at a global level.
• Intermediate to advance understanding of Data Analytics.
• Have an extremely good to advance capabilities in data visualisation tools (Power BI, Visual Studios, Tableau, etc)
• Self-starter with proven ability to build meaningful working relationships
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in teams and across functional boundaries to partner with business leaders and deliver change
• Strong communication skills - written and presentational
• The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate a rounded finance background, strong commercial acumen and a thorough understanding of the professional services business model.
• Legal sector experience may be advantageous but is not essential
• Good knowledge & ideally implementation experience of planning & reporting toolsets eg. Hyperion, Cognos, OneStream, Anaplan
• Proven ability in linking Excel to data systems
• Proven analysis and report development skills eg 3E, SRSS, OneStream and or Power BI
• Proven experience drawing-down and analysing financial information to KPI's
• Would be beneficial to have some exposure / good working knowledge of Power BI

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 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:

• Technical Excellence
• People and Team
• Client/Stakeholder Relationships
• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
• Personal Effectiveness

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