Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.
We are looking for an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager to join our Finance team in Melbourne.
The FP&A Manager is responsible for delivering financial reporting and analysis and managing the financial analysts in the team. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you’ll set guidelines for the budgeting and forecasting process and based on your insights and reports, you will support senior executives in decision-making to optimise performance.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract.
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Key responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will be responsible for:
- Lead all budgeting and forecasting processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams for data collection and maintaining rolling forecasts.
- Delivery of standard monthly financial reporting for external and internal clients including client revenue and profitability reporting, and divisional performance reporting.
- Preparation of high quality analysis to identify factors (internal and external) impacting firm performance including variance analysis and report writing.
- Administration and reconciliation of legal capacity and business services people data.
- Assisting in the completion of periodic and ad hoc forecasts including supporting analysis.
- Identify and implement process improvements that increase productivity and/or improve the quality of information provided, particularly in the areas of financial reporting.
- Build strong relationships with key partners, acting as the FP&A Hotel function's main point of contact for stakeholders.
- Lead a team of high performing financial analysts.
Preferred experience includes the following:
- More than 5 years experience in a similar role within the professional services industry.
- Tertiary qualifications in relevant disciplines including Accounting and Finance are essential.
- Proficient in excel skills and exposure to SQL.
- Excellent attention to detail with the capacity to juggle multiple priorities while keeping a strategic perspective.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to maintain professionalism and composure under pressure.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will be responsible for:
- Lead all budgeting and forecasting processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams for data collection and maintaining rolling forecasts.
- Delivery of standard monthly financial reporting for external and internal clients including client revenue and profitability reporting, and divisional performance reporting.
- Preparation of high quality analysis to identify factors (internal and external) impacting firm performance including variance analysis and report writing.
- Administration and reconciliation of legal capacity and business services people data.
- Assisting in the completion of periodic and ad hoc forecasts including supporting analysis.
- Identify and implement process improvements that increase productivity and/or improve the quality of information provided, particularly in the areas of financial reporting.
- Build strong relationships with key partners, acting as the FP&A Hotel function's main point of contact for stakeholders.
- Lead a team of high performing financial analysts.
Preferred experience includes the following:
- More than 5 years experience in a similar role within the professional services industry.
- Tertiary qualifications in relevant disciplines including Accounting and Finance are essential.
- Proficient in excel skills and exposure to SQL.
- Excellent attention to detail with the capacity to juggle multiple priorities while keeping a strategic perspective.
- Strong analytical, organisational, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to maintain professionalism and composure under pressure.
About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.
Corrs’ culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.
- Flexible working as standard – we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
- Bonus leave – we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
- Parental leave – we offer 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
- Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
- Diversity and Inclusion – we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
- Responsible business approach – we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
- Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.
To apply contact Hannah Bennett on 03 9672 3156 or [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
