Key Responsibilities
Facilitate creation and management of the corporate shared services budget, including tracking decisions that will require an increase or decrease in budget line items for the following financial year (FY).
Implement costing processes that encourage rebilling of qualifying expenses to legal practices and client cases.
Produce regular reports on spend, including actuals, forecasts, variance to budget, expenses, allocations, and shared service cost breakdowns/allocations.
Review, approve, and allocate invoices, ensuring invoiced amounts match contracted spend.
Collaborate with global and local finance counterparts to establish standard cost allocation & reporting categories.
Analyze budget spend to provide insight on areas needing optimization.
Develop financial controls for all spend, as well as approval processes/matrices.
Assist with project costing, projections, and ROI analysis.
Ensure cost management policies are created and kept up to date in line with Global Accounting and Procurement practices across the firm.
Partner with Global Procurement to roll out systematic controls and process to support Procure to Pay methodologies for all Corporate Overheads.
Participate in internal and third-party financial audits where required.
Handle various assignments from Senior Leadership and Global Heads to support their respective goals and business operations.
Duties other than the above may also be assigned.
Required Education/Experience
Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field preferred.
Require advanced proficiency within Microsoft Excel with emphasis on highly complex formulas/functions.
Experience working with Corporate Overheads or Information Technology spend preferred.
Experience with Power BI or other virtualization/dashboarding tools is a major plus.
Experience working in a Law Firm or with revenue cycles would be a major plus.
Experience with Thomson Reuters 3E and Chrome River would be a plus.
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.
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