Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers based in over 58 offices across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
We are currently looking for a Senior FP&A Analyst to join our high performing finance team, based in Sydney. Reporting to the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager you will provide high quality and proactive commercial advice and financial analysis including financial support and insights, value add solutions, financial and management reporting to partners, lawyers and business services staff to enable Norton Rose Fulbright to deliver seamless client service and ensure the smooth operation of our legal practice teams.
Responsibilities:
* Develop a strong understanding of the business imperatives and key practice drivers that drive profitability of the firm.
* Financial reporting and analysis, including the preparation and review of monthly management reports and the communication of results to relevant stakeholders.
* Prepare and provide financial insights into performance reporting for fee earners and legal teams (i.e. utilisation, write offs, nominations and financial performance reviews)
* Prepare financial information and reports including profitability and expense reporting for legal and business support teams as well as commentary on expense variances for monthly financial reporting.
* Assist with the preparation of critical and comprehensive analysis for Legal teams and Business Services teams for their respective areas including regular and ad hoc reporting requirements.
* Business partnering with senior stakeholders across legal and business services groups in relation to key performance drivers, firm budgets, actuals variance analysis and forecasts to drive good financial hygiene practices.
* Contribute to driving good financial governance in the Firm, and providing a financial lens on general business activities such as recruitment, client secondments and expenditure.
* Collaboration with finance senior leadership, Legal teams and Business Services Directors and Managers to prepare timely and accurate budgets and forecasts that meet both local and global requirements.
* Maintenance of revenue, expense and KPI budgets in relevant systems.
* Commitment to the development of a uniform and standard form of data presentation in response to requests, including assisting with the ongoing development of financial dashboards.
About You:
You will aspire to be a true business partner, demonstrating strong commercial acumen and integrity, and the ability to build trusting relationships with internal clients through exceptional stakeholder management skills. You will have a keen interest in telling the “story behind the numbers” as well as being a confident communicator who can tailor your communication style to stakeholders with and without a financial background. Candidates should demonstrate:
* Client service-orientated focus with the ability to professionally communicate with internal and external clients at all levels.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills including proven ability to draft non-routine correspondence and documentation.
* Demonstrated commercial acumen.
* Highly effective team player who maintains an enthusiastic, inclusive, positive and proactive approach.
* Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
* Excellent attention to detail and professional presentation.
* A high standard of professionalism, confidentiality and ability to stay calm in high pressure situations.
* Highly organised with a proactive approach to problem solving.
* Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australia has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tier employer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian Workplace Equality Index. In 2023 we were re-accredited as a Family Inclusive Workplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible and hybrid work options with us.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
To apply online click the 'Apply' button below. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process or if the application portal is inaccessible to you, please don't hesitate to contact Yvette Borradale via (02) 9330 8578 or scott.baker@nortonrosefulbright.com for a confidential discussion.
If you are trans or gender diverse and would like a confidential discussion before applying, please contact Yvette Borradale (03) 8686 6003 or Scott Baker (02) 9330 8578.