Financial Planning Analyst

**Job no**: 495163

**Work type**: Permanent - Full time

**Location**: Melbourne, Sydney

**Categories**: Corporate Services

**About Allens**

As a leading law firm with a respected and established brand, our Corporate Services teams have the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of technology, workplace culture, process improvement, business strategy and growth. With Allens, you'll have the opportunity to identify and set new standards of excellence for the profession and play a vital role in delivering services to our clients that are responsive, innovative and focused on their needs. You'll be empowered to find operational efficiencies and drive changes that make a real impact on our clients, people and communities. With a heritage spanning 200 years, shaping the future is in our DNA and our alliance with Linklaters connects our clients and teams with an international network of legal leaders that spans 37 offices in 23 countries.

We value personal growth and career progression equally. Through our in-depth career coaching, focus on innovation, and international secondment program, we aim to create future leaders in the legal industry.

**Your role**

The best lawyers need the best business partners. At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

You'll be a part of our finance team based in one of our Australian offices. Our Finance team drives planning and performance tracking - including financial and statutory reporting, management reporting, expense control, capital management, tax, payroll, accounts payable, risk management and external audit.

As a Financial Planning Analyst in you will:

- Provide financial expertise and business analysis including communication of financial results
- Assist with budget and forecast submissions for Corporate Services Departments to enable the firm to achieve its strategic goals
- Educate stakeholders on system use and planning processes and identifying discrepancies and anomalies across all Departments and Practice Groups
- Support the delivery of best practice reporting and analysis including performance trends, benchmarking and analysis of the firm's financial performance
- Influence others by communicating with confidence and impact, and consulting with stakeholders to gain buy-in and commitment
- Assist the Planning Manager and others in the Finance team to prepare Board and Executive Committee reports
- Working towards establishing yourself as a key advisor to leaders in the firm and key stakeholders in the Finance team
- Actively promoting change and innovation within the Firm, drawing upon a range of sources for potential solutions

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

**About you**

You will have:

- Working knowledge of key business drivers and previous experience with budget and forecast process
- Experience with computer based general ledger and associated reporting and database systems
- Experience working with, and presenting on, large sets of data
- Strong Excel skills, intermediate to expert level
- A CA or CPA qualification preferred
- Experience with Calumo or similar cube-based BI tools is beneficial but not essential
- Experience working in a professional services environment is beneficial but not essential
- A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others

**Your development**

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.

Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

**Our perks**

Our benefits include:

- **Financial**: market competitive fixed remuneration; salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
- **Health and wellbeing**: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, emergency childcare, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
- **Flexibility**: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home.
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