Commercial Finance Lead for Practice Groups & Pricing

Bird & Bird LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Regular health assessments

Job summary

Bird & Bird LLP is seeking a Finance Lead to drive the commercial performance of selected practice groups in London. You will provide clear views on profitability, lead budgeting and forecasting, and partner with senior leaders on strategic pricing and investments.

You will work with the commercial accounts and pricing teams, building robust financial models, delivering insights, and supporting a high-performing finance culture across the firm.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills with strong analytical ability.
• Structured problem solving and ability to explain complex financial information clearly.
• Teamwork across finance teams and business services.
• Pricing experience in a business partnering context is advantageous.
• Ideally qualified or studying towards a formal finance qualification, ideally within professional services.

Responsibilities

• Commercial performance review and profitability analysis to guide senior management decisions.
• Business partnering with Practice Group Heads and senior leaders as trusted adviser.
• Budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning with robust models and risk checks.
• Pricing strategy input to balance competitiveness with profitability and strategic goals.
• Investment appraisal for lateral partner opportunities with P&L impact.
• Reporting support for Marketing/BD using data requests and insights.
• Enhance reporting and financial systems, including Power BI and standard templates.
• Mentor and develop junior finance staff and promote a high-performing culture.
• Drive process improvements in reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Support CFO and lead finance initiatives and strategic programs.
• Lead AI, data and analytics initiatives to improve decision-making.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical ability

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Problem solving

Education

Professional finance qualification or studying towards (ACA/ACCA/CFA)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Bird & Bird LLP is seeking a Finance Lead to drive the commercial performance of selected practice groups in London. You will provide clear views on profitability, lead budgeting and forecasting, and partner with senior leaders on strategic pricing and investments.

You will work with the commercial accounts and pricing teams, building robust financial models, delivering insights, and supporting a high-performing finance culture across the firm.