Finance Process Analyst
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Job Summary
About us:
Linklaters is a global law firm with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.
Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.
We look not only for brilliant minds but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative efficient agile entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.
Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives but by fostering a positive supportive fair and open atmosphere.
We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team with a common goal.
The Role:
We are currently looking for a Finance Process Analyst to join our Process & Infrastructure (PI) team serving as the central contact for all finance policy and process matters. This role provides expert guidance to the global finance community supports regular system maintenance and drives improvements across Finance systems. Reporting to the Finance Process Manager for Global Finance you will play a key role in ensuring policy compliance and operational efficiency.
Your Key Responsibilities
Provide day-to-day support to Finance systems users across global offices resolving system and process-related queries via ServiceNow and ad-hoc channels.
Offer expert advice on finance policies and processes including guidance on SAP usage.
Maintain matter management systems and processes including matter opening time recording billing and debt collection ensuring timely responses and appropriate testing of changes.
Approve and progress authorisation and access requests ensuring compliance with finance policy and segregation of duties.
Conduct periodic authorisation reviews in collaboration with global finance managers and external auditors.
Monitor system error logs investigate and resolve issues liaising with HR ISS and other functions as needed.
Prepare documentation for policy and process updates contribute to training materials and support communication of changes.
Support senior PI colleagues on strategic and BAU projects including testing new solutions and assisting with user training.
What were looking for:
23 years experience in finance with exposure to a broad range of activities and strong skills in areas such as legal billing eBilling time recording matter opening WIP management and cash collection.
Solid understanding of core accounting processes including month-end reconciliations accounts payable and receivable.
Proficiency in excel and experience working with SAP and involvement in financial system upgrades or development.
Familiarity with the professional services industry and working with colleagues across different countries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative approach and the ability to manage expectations.
Whats on offer:
This role can be based in our London offices with a hybrid working model available.
Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution youll be making to our success. These include:
Health & Wellbeing
Private Medical Insurance
Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
Finance
Pension and flexible savings options
Income protection and life assurance
Mortgage advice and will-writing services.
Family & Lifestyle
Electric car and cycle to work schemes.
Emergency family care
Additional holiday/birthday leave.
Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave.
Travel insurance and season ticket loan
Option to join sports and social clubs as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality With Pride or Social Mobility Networks)
If you think this role would suit you please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!
Technical Skills
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. As such the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
Application Policy
Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) areonlyaccepted online via the related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team andnotthe partners practices or stakeholders (forlegal rolesorforbusiness team roles).
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean
- Lean Six Sigma
- Process Improvement
- Business Analysis
- Visio
- Business Process Modeling
- Process Mapping
- Business requirements
- Process Management
- Sharepoint
