Finance Business Partner

Overview

In this Finance Business Partner role, you will partner with senior leaders across a national law firm to deliver commercial financial insight, challenge, and strategic support that informs decision-making. You’ll own budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting for Business Services, building robust models and KPI-driven analysis to identify risks and opportunities. You will lead planning processes, support strategic initiatives, and help improve reporting and systems while mentoring junior team members. This is a collaborative, value-driven role with exposure to cross-functional stakeholders and senior management.

Pay / Benefits

• excellent benefits package
• flexible and hybrid working
• competitive salary
• opportunity to influence financial performance across the business

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for Business Services functions
• Produce management information and KPIs to drive performance
• Develop robust financial models, investment appraisals, and scenario planning
• Identify financial risks and opportunities across the business
• Support strategic decision-making and challenging commercial insight
• Contribute to continuous improvement of reporting processes and financial systems
• Mentor junior FP&A team members
• Collaborate with Directors across Finance, HR, IT, Business Development and Operations

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or Finance Business Partnering
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and commercially
• Experience in senior stakeholder management and relationship building
• Familiarity with financial planning systems (SAP, TM1, Planful) beneficial
• Experience in legal or professional services is advantageous
• Mentor and develop junior team members

• relationship builder
• commercial thinking
• stakeholder influence
• financial modelling
• budgeting and forecasting
• management reporting

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