Senior Financial Analyst

Latham & Watkins LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for its London office. The role involves analyzing financial data, responding to requests, and making recommendations to improve processes. Candidates should have a degree in finance or related fields and strong analytical skills. The position offers a hybrid work flexibility and a generous benefits package, including health insurance and pension plans.

Benefits

Health insurance

Pension plan

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrates excellent leadership, organizing, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Possesses analytical experience in finance or accounting.
• Experience in a professional services organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to requests for analysis and reporting.
• Utilize analytical skills to complete complex financial tasks.
• Communicate work product effectively within the firm.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field

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 Senior 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 Financial Information Center (FIC) and responding to 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:

• Utilising analytical skills and expert knowledge of business, economics, finance, and accounting to complete complex tasks
• Utilising 3E financial system and Business Objects to obtain data, organise information, and build reports to facilitate effective analysis
• Accurately interpreting requests for analysis and reporting to produce appropriate and correct final work product
• 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
• 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:

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

And have:

• A Bachelor\'s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field
• Related analytical experience in finance or accounting, preferably
• Experience at a professional services organization, preferably
• 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:

• Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
• A pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of programming including Global Affinity Groups, which are open to all. 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 an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.