Description
The Europe Finance team at Linklaters is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support strategic decision-making across European offices through high-quality financial analysis, reporting, and business insight.
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will work as part of the Europe Financial Analysis team, providing timely, insightful, and commercially focused analysis to offices across the region. You will collaborate with Partners, COOs, Finance Managers, and business leaders to shape decision-making and business performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare insightful financial and business analysis to support strategic decision-making across the European region.
- Analyse monthly financial performance, identify trends, explain variances, and present key findings to stakeholders.
- Develop financial models, forecasts, and scenario analysis to support planning, budgeting, and reforecasting exercises.
- Respond to ad hoc requests from Partners, COOs, Finance Managers, HR, Marketing, and other business teams.
- Prepare presentations and management information for leadership meetings, office reviews, and business planning discussions.
- Work collaboratively with regional and global analytical teams to share best practice and deliver consistent reporting standards.
- Build and maintain analytical dashboards and reporting tools using Excel, Tableau, and other data visualisation platforms.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, automation, and data quality across the European network.
- Leverage emerging technologies, including Microsoft Copilot and AI-enabled tools, to enhance efficiency and analytical insight.
- Develop a strong commercial understanding of the firm, its offices, and its clients to provide meaningful and actionable recommendations.
About You:
- At least five years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, management reporting, or business analytics.
- Strong financial modelling, forecasting, and data analysis skills.
- Advanced Excel capabilities, including financial modelling and complex data manipulation.
- Experience using reporting and visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders across an international organisation.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across international teams.
- A collaborative, proactive, and solution-oriented approach, combined with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience in a professional services environment is desirable; previous exposure to the legal sector would be advantageous.
- A genuine interest in emerging technologies and AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, and their practical application within financial analysis and business decision-making.
- Fluency in English and Spanish is essential.
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.