Financial Analyst

Latham & Watkins LLP; Bishopsgate; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Financial Analyst to join its dynamic Finance & Accounting team. This role involves responding to financial requests, conducting analyses, and producing reports that drive decision-making. The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical background and leadership skills, with a focus on streamlining processes and utilizing technology for automation. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a prestigious firm that values innovation and collaboration while fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you're passionate about finance and eager to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

Group income protection

Life assurance

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Related analytical experience in finance or accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor requests to the Financial Information Center and complete financial analyses.
• Utilize financial systems to obtain data and build reports for analysis.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Leadership Skills

Problem-Solving

Decision-Making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Economics

Tools

3E Financial System

Business Objects

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

About the Role

The Financial Analyst is an integral part of Latham’s Finance & Accounting team. This role will be responsible for monitoring and responding to requests sent to the Financial Information Center (FIC) and other ad-hoc requests from partners and management, while working in a team environment to complete ad-hoc financial analyses, reports, and special projects related to client statistics and firm financial metrics. This role will be located in our London office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

1. Utilising analytical skills and expert knowledge of business, economics, finance, and accounting to complete complex tasks.
2. Utilising 3E financial system and Business Objects to obtain data, organise information, and build reports to facilitate effective analysis.
3. Accurately interpreting requests for analysis and reporting to produce appropriate and correct final work product.
4. Effectively communicating work product to colleagues across the firm through e-mail, phone, web conference, video conference, and in-person presentations, while answering any questions that may arise regarding the data and/or analytical methods and assumptions used to build the work product.
5. Making recommendations to streamline the workflow and process within the organization while utilizing new technologies to automate tasks and reporting.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

1. Demonstrate excellent leadership skills including: organising, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making.
2. Display the ability to lead large, long-term, and complex projects from inception to completion.
3. Possess the ability to develop alternative solutions to meet goals.

And have:

1. A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
2. Related analytical experience in finance or accounting, preferably.
3. Experience at a professional services organization, preferably.
4. Experience in working on ad-hoc requests and projects in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

1. Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance.
2. A pension plan.
3. Wellness programs.
4. Employee discounts.
5. And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.