Financial Analyst (Executive Finance)

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Linklaters · Warsaw, Poland

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The Executive Finance team provides critical financial insight and analysis to senior stakeholders, including the CFO and the Firmwide Managing Partner, supporting strategic and operational decision‑making. There is wide scope to this role with a significant "ad hoc" element, reflecting the dynamic nature of executive level requests, in addition to the regular reporting and analysis. You will be responsible for : Providing financial support to senior stakeholders and acting as a point of contact for financial queries. Providing monthly KPIs and supporting commentary on drivers for profitability. Preparing various pieces of financial analysis to support strategic decision making across the firm including historical trend analysis and modelling future potential performance. Analysing performance against agreed targets, monitoring trends and highlighting issues. Developing options for and implementing solutions to improve financial performance. Dealing with ad hoc queries from the CFO, the Firmwide Managing Partner, Partners, Business Managers, Marketing, HR, and other teams. Working with Business Managers, Partners, HR, and other support teams as part of the business planning and annual budgeting exercises including updating the moderation dashboard for leadership. Preparing presentations and data for ExCom/Partner Monthly Forum/Global Townhalls as well as sector and client financial reporting to support Business Development & Marketing. Growing commercial awareness of the firm, external competitor benchmarking data, and a strong financial understanding to provide useful insight and advice to Business Managers, Partners and other stakeholders. Apply if you: Graduated with a university degree in finance or professional accounting course. Have min. 3-5 years of experience working in the legal sector or a professional services firm preferred (but other sectors will be considered). Are fluent in English. Have experience with analysing financial data and reporting on financial performance including analysing past performance/variance analysis and forecasting/future projections. Are highly numerate, confident, and able to communicate effectively with senior management. Are proficient in Excel and PowerPoint. Experience using and building dashboards in Tableau (or willingness to learn) is a plus. Location Warsaw (hybrid model - 2 days per week at the office) Working hours 9:00 - 17:15, 10:00 - 18:15 Type of contract Contract of employment (umowa o pracę)

Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:Private medical careFree in-house fitness centreLife insuranceWorldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travelBenefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel cardWide range of training opportunitiesAbout LinklatersLinklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.What sets us apartAt LinklatersWe offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our businessWe belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitmentsWe celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to workWe advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened toWe invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirationsWe provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our businessWe are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciationWe support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mentaHealth insuranceEquity / stock options

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