Commercial Finance Analyst - London

We are looking for a highly motivated and results driven Commercial Finance Analyst to join a growing and dynamic team of pricing and commercial finance professionals. 

About us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working.  Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About the Role

The role reports directly into the Client Commercial Finance Manager but will have a dotted line into the Client Relationship Partners. The role is dedicated to supporting the entire client relationship team and overseeing the smooth financial management of the firm’s biggest and most prestigious client, alongside other dedicated resource from different business services teams. The ideal candidate will have a background in legal or professional services, although other sectors will be considered. Proven, strong financial and analytical skills with an eye for detail, tenacity, self-motivation, exceptional stakeholder relationship skills, and a continuous improvement mindset. 
Key responsibilities 
•    Day-to-day support for the Client Commercial Finance Manager with the financial management and oversight of all aspects of the client global retainer agreement.
•    First point of contact for all queries about the retainer managing the dedicated client inbox and triaging queries. 
•    Attend client core-team meetings, taking ownership to record and follow up on action points with the Client Commercial Finance Manager, and the Senior Service Delivery Manager. 
•    Report on key budget areas, undertaking budget variance analysis, proactively identifying issues, reconciling work in progress reports with information from submissions, client reporting, and other ad hoc reporting and analysis. 
•    Aggregate, handle, analyse, and provide insights on large data sets. 
•    Support the relationship partners, Client Commercial Finance Manager, and Senior Service Delivery Manager with the annual global retainer negotiation with the client. 
•    Prepare comms for key budget holders, key stakeholders, and the client on budget areas. 
•    Track areas of work, performing regular analysis on profitability, variances, and overall hygiene factors. 
•    Provide oversight and ownership of all job submissions through the dedicated portal. Be the point person for portal development engaging with the applications team to fix bugs or make improvements, and function as the face of user support. 

About You

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one.  Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role you must meet the following skills and experience:

•    Advanced excel skills.
•    Good stakeholder management.
•    Understanding of database structure.
•    Strong financial modelling skills.
•    Highly numerate.
•    Critical and evaluative thinking, especially when handling and analysing large data sets.
•    Attention to detail.
•    Results driven.
•    Clear, and strong, written and verbal communication skills.
•    Confident presenter.
•    Agile and adaptable.
•    Resilient.

What's in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow.  We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles.  To name just a few, these include: 

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Equal Opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and at the heart of our organisation.  Not only does it make our firm a more rewarding place to work, but it also creates a stronger, more successful, and sustainable business where everyone feels comfortable and welcome. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible.  We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity as well as recruiting, retaining, and developing disabled talent at CMS.  If you have a disability, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact Ruth Kavanagh at TalentAcquisition@cms-cmno.com who will be happy to support you. 

Ready to apply?  Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application via our CMS Careers site.  Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions.  

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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