Finance Business Partner Projects

We are recruiting for a Commercial Business Partner to join our Finance team in Bristol or Manchester. This is a new and exciting role which brings the opportunity to be part of a growing commercial business partnering function. Key to the delivery of the firm’s profitability and pricing strategies, this role is an opportunity to have a real influence on the business.You will be a true partner, building close relationships with senior management in order to gain a strong fundamental understanding of operations, analysing and modelling to identify opportunities, working with management to build plans to capitalise on these, and being a key part of delivery within a cross functional team.Your RoleAs a Commercial Business Partner your day to day remit includes:Performance Improvement: fee-earning groupBuilds strong relationships with all partners of assigned fee-earning group and leverages these relationships to deliver commercial benefitThrough analysis and discussion identifies areas of the fee-earning group where profit improvement activities are required, and builds buy in from senior stakeholders to solve these challengesBuilds profitability improvement plans with the responsible partnersInitiates and takes a lead on delivery on these profit improvement initiatives, working with a cross functional teamSupports team leaders in presenting profit improvement plans and analysis to the Operations Board were requiredBuilds financial literacy of fee earners through effective coaching where requiredCombines financial analysis with a strong knowledge of the business to create clarity on financial performance which drives profitability improving actionChallenges and engages senior stakeholders to deliver performance against budget and performance improvement plansDrives a focus on working capital improvementPlays an active part in assigned fee-earning group’s management meetingsAd hoc reporting and analysisPricingTakes a lead on the creation of pricing proposals, including adopting novel solutions to meet client needs while delivering improved profitability for the firmPresents pricing proposals to the pricing governance boardDrives improvement in pricing practices through a lessons learnt frameworkEnsures pricing lessons and approaches from across the firm are leveraged within assigned fee-earning groupPerformance Improvement - Finance OperationsCreates monthly analysis and commentary on assigned fee-earning group’s performance for board reportingThe main point of contact for Finance with assigned fee-earning group and champions financeFacilitates finance improvement projects where there is an impact in assigned fee-earning groupWorks with the Commercial Reporting team to drive improvements to standardised analysis which reduce requirements for ad hoc analysisSupport finance process, reporting, and analysis improvement projectsProvides direct feedback from the fee-earning groups on finance operations enabling improvementRuns budgeting and reforecasting processes in assigned fee-earning groupYour Skills and ExperienceQualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) with 3 years PQE, or equivalentHave a broad base of knowledge gained across the finance function, including strong experience in an FP&A or business partnering roleDemonstrate experience of driving profitability improvement by influencing senior stakeholder’s business decisions and working cross functionallyDemonstrate strong experience of building relationships built on mutual trust with board level stakeholdersDemonstrate very high proficiency in financial modellingHave experience of creating B2B pricing proposalsDemonstrate working knowledge and practical experience of costingHave experience working in a cross functional project environmentPreferably have knowledge of the Microsoft Power appsPreferably have experience of presenting to senior stakeholder or board level meetingsYour TeamOur Finance and Procurement team are key to strategic decision making, providing key management information, data and analysis to ensure our business runs smoothly and that we comply with all our statutory and regulatory obligations. To do this effectively, these teams take responsibility for billing, payments, credit control, purchasing, client accounting, commercial business partnering, reporting, sourcing, buying and more.About TLTFast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,200 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible.