Financial Analyst

Overview

• Manage corporate shared services budget, ensuring alignment with financial year objectives and tracking necessary adjustments.
• Implement cost allocation processes to optimize expense rebilling to legal practices and client cases.
• Produce detailed financial reports including forecasts, variance analysis, and shared service cost breakdowns.
• Collaborate with global finance teams to standardize cost allocation and reporting categories.
• Develop financial controls and approval matrices to ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Support project costing, projections, and return on investment (ROI) analysis for strategic initiatives.
• Ensure cost management policies align with global accounting and procurement practices.
• Participate in financial audits and provide insights for optimization opportunities.
• Handle assignments from senior leadership to support business goals and operations.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Facilitate creation and management of shared services budgets, ensuring accurate tracking and adjustments.
• Implement systematic controls to support procure-to-pay methodologies for corporate overheads.
• Review and approve invoices, ensuring compliance with contracted spend agreements.
• Collaborate with procurement teams to establish financial controls and approval processes.
• Analyze budget spend to identify optimization opportunities and provide actionable insights.
• Develop and maintain cost management policies in line with global practices.
• Support financial audits and provide documentation for compliance purposes.
• Assist with project costing, financial projections, and ROI analysis for strategic initiatives.
• Partner with global finance counterparts to standardize reporting categories and cost allocations.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial analysis; 7 years preferred.
• Proficiency in financial reporting, cost allocation, and budget management.
• Strong knowledge of global accounting and procurement practices.
• Experience with procure-to-pay systems and financial controls development.
• Ability to analyze financial data and provide actionable insights for optimization.
• Excellent collaboration skills with global and local finance teams.
• Strong organizational skills to handle assignments from senior leadership.
• Familiarity with financial audit processes and compliance requirements.