Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

What to expect

For business professionals, our environment is highly collaborative with value being placed on diversity of ideas, skills and mindsets. Not least yours. It’s energetic, fast-moving and there’s always something new to get involved in. You will get exposure across geographies and the firm as a whole.

The future is a place of opportunity. Focusing on your success and for what’s next, will ensure you thrive.

The Team

The Commercial Finance team partners with business leaders across the firm, providing financial insight and commercial support to help drive performance and strategic decision-making. Our expertise covers financial planning, management reporting, business partnering, business cases and performance management.

The Senior Commercial Finance Analyst opportunity sits within a team of experienced Senior Commercial Finance Managers, supporting our Employment, Labor and Pensions Practice Group. The team is responsible for delivering meaningful analysis and insight that helps business leaders understand performance, identify opportunities and make informed decisions.

Role Overview

This role offers an excellent blend of commercial finance, business partnering, stakeholder management and data analytics. You will play a key role in transforming complex data into actionable business insight, supporting effective business partnering and influencing strategic decision-making.

The successful candidate will have a genuine interest in data analytics and commercial finance, with the ability to turn financial information into meaningful business insight. Whilst qualified candidates are welcome to apply, we are equally keen to hear from part-qualified individuals who possess strong analytical skills and relevant commercial finance experience.

Key Responsibilities

As part of the Commercial Finance team of around 20 employees you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Supporting the month-end by making agreed accounting adjustments and supporting with P&L reviews, as well as producing reporting packs, commentary and variance analysis.
• Taking ownership of assigned reporting deliverables, such as weekly and monthly KPI reporting for the business, ensuring outputs are complete, accurate, validated and delivered to agreed deadlines.
• Providing analytical support to Senior Commercial Finance Manager and junior business partnering to business stakeholders, including ad-hoc requests for data or analysis as needed.
• Investigating and resolving queries in a timely manner, escalating risks, data issues or delays at the earliest opportunity.
• Contributing to annual budget and planning processes, including inputting data and supporting analysis.
• Identifying practical opportunities to improve reporting processes, while ensuring stakeholder requirements, controls, testing and output quality are maintained.
• Supporting the Senior Commercial Finance Manager across a range of commercial projects as required.

Skills & Experience

• Part-qualified or fully qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA.
• Strong financial analysis and data analytics capability.
• Advanced Excel skills, including manipulation and analysis of large data sets.
• Experience producing reports, dashboards and management information.
• Ability to translate financial data into clear commercial insight.
• Experience working with finance systems and reporting tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

IT Systems

• Advanced Excel (including financial modelling, pivot tables, complex formulas and data analysis)
• Power BI
• SAP
• Previous finance systems experience is desirable

What’s in it for you?

At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

• We’re fair, transparent and equitable
• We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
• We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
• We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
• We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
• We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
• We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
• We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
• We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

For you,

For your success.

And what's next.