Job vacancy - Finance Business Partner

Position: Finance Business Partner
Reference: acsRMbusfipar
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 per annum
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Job Title: Finance Business Partner (ACA/CIMA /ACCA)

About the Role

The successful applicant would be based within our client's finance team, this role will report to the Senior Commercial Manager and take a lead role in managing your specific business unit's financial strategy to ensure they remain on track with their business plan and being their critical friend. This is a great opportunity to work alongside dedicated finance professionals to help you develop your skills and get involved in all aspects of a growing top 50 national law firm.

Key Responsibilities

  • Previous experience or exposure in a business process/management role
  • Previous finance and budget management experience, including strong analytical and numeracy skills
  • Strong track record of building effective relationships at all levels and across departments and functions
  • Strategic thinker, able to set the agenda, influence others and drive strategic change
  • Qualification in ACA / CIMA / ACCA
  • Preparation of a vision and annual business plan to increase the scale and profitability of the business unit identifying commercial opportunities which support their growth plans.
  • Preparing business cases for further investments e.g. lateral hires, partner promotions and partner conversions.
  • Ensuring all new clients are properly engaged, with a fully scoped and costed engagement letter and the billing and payment arrangements agreed, and to assist with matter management where appropriate and as agreed with respective business unit head.
  • Providing financial information for the preparation of the annual progress report to the Executive Board.
  • Actively engage with the escalation process of Work In Progress (WIP) and debt issues, to identify areas of concern and monitor lockup exposure across the business unit.
  • To report quarterly to the business unit head and manager on recurring clients delivering a low profit, suggest strategies to improve profitability together with a gap analysis identifying opportunities to cross sell more services to existing clients.

ACS are recruiting for an Finance Business Partner If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be an Finance Business Partner please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as an Finance Business Partner It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as an Finance Business Partner with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Finance Business Partner role you desire.