Finance Process Consultant- 12 month FTC

Linklaters; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in London is seeking a Finance Process Consultant for a 12-month contract. The role involves supporting finance transformation, driving process improvements, and implementing new technologies within the finance team. Ideal candidates have experience in finance, strong analytical skills, and expertise in SAP. This position offers a hybrid working model with various benefits including private medical insurance and flexible savings options.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Free in-house fitness centre

Pension and flexible savings options

Emergency family care

Additional holiday/birthday leave

Qualifications

• Approximately three or more years of experience in finance and/or finance transformation.
• Hands-on experience using SAP.
• Strong drive to achieve goals and deliver measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support revenue lifecycle transformation and contribute to finance strategy.
• Analyse and improve finance processes to identify bottlenecks.
• Support technology change by evaluating and implementing new finance systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Project management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Finance Process Consultant- 12 month FTC page is loaded## Finance Process Consultant- 12 month FTClocations: Londonposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R00014643Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.**About the role:**We are seeking a finance process consultant to join our Finance Operations function, supporting our Revenue Lifecycle Centre of Excellence (CoE). This role will play a pivotal part in revenue lifecycle transformation, driving process improvements, optimising efficiency and helping to implement leading technologies across the firm.**Your main** **responsibilities include:*** Support revenue lifecycle transformation by contributing to finance transformation strategies and plans, preparing project roadmaps, and helping to create presentations and communications that set out the transformation vision and objectives.* Analyse and improve finance processes by reviewing and documenting existing revenue processes, identifying bottlenecks and areas for efficiency, and benchmarking against industry standards to prioritise improvements.* Support technology change by helping to evaluate and implement new finance systems, gathering user requirements, and coordinating user acceptance testing to ensure solutions meet operational needs.* Work closely with finance teams, project managers and other stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, run workshops or interviews, and ensure solutions align with firm strategy.* Provide analysis and insight by performing quantitative analysis on finance data, building and maintaining financial models, and supporting business cases for transformation initiatives.* Monitor projects and benefits by maintaining dashboards and status reports, flagging issues to project leadership, and tracking improvement metrics after implementation.* Develop documentation and training by creating Standard Operating Procedures and user guides, preparing engaging training materials, delivering training sessions, and acting as a first point of contact during system rollouts.* Manage risks and drive continuous improvement by identifying and assessing risks, supporting mitigation plans, staying up to date with industry trends and best practices, and sharing relevant insights with the finance operations team.**We are ideally looking for:*** Approximately three or more years of experience in finance and/or finance transformation, ideally with exposure to revenue lifecycle processes.* Hands-on experience using SAP.* A strong drive to achieve goals and deliver measurable outcomes, with clear accountability for performance.* A finance background or experience (beneficial but not essential).* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and advanced Excel skills.* Good prioritisation skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams.* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels across different cultures and geographies.* The ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment.**This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.****Our benefits:**Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:**Health & Wellbeing*** Private Medical Insurance* Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships* Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments**Finance*** Pension and flexible savings options* Income protection and life assurance* Mortgage advice and will-writing services**Family & Lifestyle*** Electric car and cycle to work schemes* Emergency family care* Additional holiday/birthday leave* Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave* Travel insurance and season ticket loan* Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)**If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!** **Technical Skills**This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.**Application Policy**Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are **only** accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and **not** the partners, practices or stakeholders ([e-mail] for **legal roles**[e-mail] for **business team roles**).**This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose.**At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients.Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team.With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future.**This is Linklaters.**In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.