Commercial Finance Manager

CMS; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking international law firm as a Commercial Finance Manager, where you'll partner with leadership to drive profitability and innovative pricing solutions. This role offers the chance to develop impactful financial strategies while mentoring junior team members. You'll play a key role in enhancing stakeholder relationships and fostering a collaborative environment. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this firm values your unique perspective and offers ongoing training to help you thrive. Embrace the opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and financial interpretation skills.
• Proven commercial finance and pricing experience in professional services.

Responsibilities

• Business partner with leadership to develop pricing solutions.
• Financial modeling and providing insights for profitability improvement.
• Train partners on financial management and pricing strategies.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial Interpretation

Stakeholder Management

Commercial Finance Experience

Communication Skills

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Education

Qualified ACA

Qualified ACCA

Qualified CIMA

Job description

Join our dynamic, growing and well-respected Commercial Finance team at CMS; a future-facing international law firm which combines deep local market and sector understanding with a global perspective across more than 80 offices in over 45 countries. We are looking for a talented and proactive Commercial Finance Manager to business partner closely with Practice and Sector leaders and other senior stakeholder, helping to drive profitability, the pricing strategy, and innovative pricing and profitability solutions.

About CMS

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About the Role

• Commercial Finance Business Partnering with practice, sector, or regional leadership to develop impactful pricing solutions, and profitability improvement initiatives.
• Pricing support on major tenders and panel appointments aligned with the pricing strategy.
• Financial modelling, providing assessment, insight, and proposed improvement strategies.
• Develop and coach junior members of the team by demonstrating thought leadership and fostering a collaborative approach.
• Train and educate partners and fee earners about financial management, profitability and cost levers, pricing and pricing strategies, and commerciality.
• Supporting the Head of Commercial Finance, and Senior Commercial Finance Managers in delivering strategic projects.

About You

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent (desired but not essential).
• Strong analytical and financial interpretation skills, with ability to communicate financial strategies clearly and concisely.
• Proven commercial finance and pricing experience preferably in a legal or other professional services environment.
• Highly motivated, tenacious and results driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder relationship building and management skills, with strong verbal and written communication.
• Have a collaborative and inclusive mindset with respect to colleagues in other business operational functions.

Equal Opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us. In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field.

As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.

When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don’t feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break.

We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.

We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact a member of our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] who will be happy to support you.

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