Practice Group / Department: Finance Analysis - Newcastle Job Description We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. Are you a driven and ambitious finance professional? Do you want to be part of a progressive, customer-centric team that works closely with business leaders to drive performance and strategic financial leadership? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you About Us: As part of the EMEA Group Finance, our Commercial Finance function plays a crucial role in supporting NRF leadership and wider stakeholder groups. We focus on improving firm profitability, competitiveness, and value for clients through financial leadership, timely insights, and initiatives designed to enhance commercial confidence and decision-making. The Team: The Commercial Finance function encompasses Finance Business Partnering, Pricing and Commercial Insights, and Finance Business Information and Reporting. The Role: As a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst, you will work closely with the Commercial Finance Team and the broader business to provide budget assurance, performance improvement, and proactive financial support in managing practice groups. Your main responsibilities will include, however are not limited to: Preparing high-quality financial presentations and providing analysis and recommendations Supporting the resolution of follow-up actions resulting from business engagements Offering strategic financial leadership and proactive financial support Proactively managing the production of routine deliverables required by the Commercial Finance function ensuring accuracy and timeliness, while also proactively looking into ways to improve the efficiency of data generation Support on strategic pricing initiatives and commercial reviews of client pricing arrangements Working with the Finance, People and Culture and Resource Management teams (both locally and remotely) to ensure integrity and accuracy of data used by the Department, e.g. headcount, fee earner cost rates. Support the Financial Analysis Manager in mentoring, supervising and coordinating the workload of the Commercial Finance Analysts in the team We are looking for candidates who: Have a relevant degree and/or are working to an Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) Confident, with a positive can-do attitude Self-motivated, ambitious and driven As part of the role will be client-facing, experience in this area would be advantageous Excel in a customer-centric environment Have experience in financial analysis Possess strong analytical and presentation skills Can provide strategic financial leadership and support Have experience working with Power BI, Tableau and SQL is desirable If you are ready to take on a new challenge and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply. Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, excellence, and proactive financial leadership Diversity, Equity and Inclusion To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here .