Finance Business Partner - Belfast, United Kingdom - Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie

Verified Company

Belfast, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Location:
Belfast

Workplace:
Hybrid

The opportunity:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join our growing team in our Belfast office.
The Finance Business Partner will support the senior management team in delivering business performance through analysis, insight, and business partnering with key stakeholders.
Baker McKenzie is modernizing its professional and business services functions (PBS) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how it delivers services to clients.

Working at Baker McKenzie:

Baker McKenzie is the world's leading law firm with offices all over the world. Our Belfast Centre is home to over 400 teammates in both legal and professional services such as finance, IT, marketing and business support.
We offer one of the best workplace benefits packages in the business with comprehensive private health cover, income protection, life assurance and a full employee assistance plan. These and a host of other benefits make us one of the most desirable companies to work for in Belfast.
We are committed to promoting inclusion, diversity and equity for all and are confident we can provide a career as individual and as exceptional as you.

Responsibilities:

Proactively support Function Leaders, Global Process Owners, Service Owners, and their respective Project Managers in delivering their financial objectives, highlighting significant variances against the plan and working with all stakeholders to agree on compensatory measures.
Provide timely and accurate information on all aspects of finance to help Functions stay on track against budget and provide meaningful analysis of actual results
Provide ongoing support to the Finance leaders within our Service Centres, local offices, and regional Finance leadership as required, regarding PBS Program costs and their allocation, ensuring transparency and fairness.
Provide timely responses to internal and external inquiries
Take responsibility for accurate annual budget setting, quarterly forecasting, and regular monthly reporting for the assigned PBS function as well as providing cover for the rest of the team on other PBS functions
The exact scope of the role is constantly expanding and changing, the role requires a flexible, cando, thinkingbeyondthebox attitude

Skills and Experience:

Relevant undergraduate degree (2:1 classification or above preferred)
Newly Qualified PQE accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent)
Some experience in a finance role
Expert knowledge of general accounting principles
Knowledge and experience in financial systems (SAP preferred), advanced Excel skills
Excellent verbal & written communication skills with the ability to present to senior management and a personable, friendly approach are very important
Flexible, well organized, and able to deal with various stakeholders confidently
Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to understand and interpret data
Demonstrable ability to develop relations across different parts of the business
Willingness to learn new things and an ability and desire to drive initiatives forward
Ability to work under own initiative
An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers
Ability to work to tight deadlines
Good team player