Looking for a new challenge? Business Teams Advance might be for you.

Do you want to further advance your career by receiving on the job training whilst being financially supported to complete a relevant professional qualification? Business Team Advance is a 18 month scheme designed for individuals who have already started their career and who are looking for a new challenge. At the end of the scheme you will be in the best position possible to apply for a permanent role at the firm. We are particularly keen to receive applications from Black and minority ethnic applicants.

The deadline for applications is 31st August.

About Linklaters

Linklaters are 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.

Purpose

The successful candidate will join the global head office finance team. The role would sit across the four core accounting teams (Group Reporting, Central Finance, Tax & Partnership and Practice Analysis) for four months each with two months in one of the six specialist teams e.g. Treasury, Internal Audit, which would be of their choice. The time in each team would be decided by an annual timetable that would maximise the candidates time through the busy periods where the team are most focussed on accounts processes.

What we are looking for

• Experience in an accounts-based role
• Excellent attention to detail and determination to see tasks through to completion.
• Professional and self-assured manner.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently.
• Ability to use own initiative and complete tasks efficiently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn and to face new challenges and experiences.
• Determination to establish and build rapport with key clients and network.

Expectations of the role

• Responsible for the review and analysis of the key financial drivers. Assistance in preparation of presentations.
• Provide historical trend analysis and model future potential performance based on varying assumptions.
• Provide support in the planning, reforecasting and annual forecasting exercises. Responsible for input into the forecast model as well as production of reports to monitor and moderate budgets.
• Respond to queries from the business on key financial drivers.
• Support the firms tax compliance processes in the UK and Europe.
• Preparation of Linklaters entity statutory accounts and liaison with the firm’s external auditors.
• Responsibility for core month end accounts processing and review.

Experience required

• Excellent modelling and data manipulation skills.
• High degree of proficiency in Excel.
• Highly numerate.
• Ability to multi-task and build relationships across Finance.

Relevant Qualification

Minimum of six ACCA or eight CIMA exams, approx. 50% through their studies. A minimum of two would need to be exam passes not exemptions. Exam support will be provided to complete the qualification by the end of the 18-month placement.

The Team

You will be welcomed into a globally diverse and friendly team comprised of over 200 Finance professionals worldwide, around half of who are based in the UK. You will join an enthusiastic and dynamic team with wide reaching responsibilities, and which is committed to providing commercial and timely business intelligence to inform the firm’s decision making and provides operational support in areas such as billing, cash forecasting and cost control. Finance works collaboratively with the Practice to grow revenue and enhance profitability with support to pricing, expenditure monitoring and working capital efficiencies of key importance. The team also ensures it monitors and responds to the firm's financial threats, notably taxation challenges, regulatory compliance and reduced liquidity. It sets and monitors financial policies to safeguard the firm's assets and is responsible for the calculation and payment of entitlements to our Partners.

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:

Health

Private Medical Insurance

Free in-house fitness centre and subsidized health club membership

On site GP service

Wealth

Contributory pension

Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave

Income protection

Lifestyle

Additional holiday/birthday leave

Matched giving

Travel insurance and season ticket loan

Option to join social and sporting clubs, including football, netball, choir and cycling

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Job Offer Scams

Be alert to fictitious job opportunity posts and offers of employment which claim to be in the name of Linklaters. We have been made aware of various recruitment-related scams which ask for upfront payments, for example, for office equipment and promise start up bonuses and reimbursement in return for such payments. These scams often involve the use of email addresses similar to a genuine domain name. Genuine emails from Linklaters only use the domain of “@linklaters.com”. We will never ask you to make payments for office equipment or otherwise as part of our recruitment process. If you are in doubt about a job opportunity that appears to relate to our firm, please get in touch using the contact details on our careers website at www.linklaters.com/careers.

Pre-joiner screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.

Equal Opportunities

As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.  Specific experience requirements advertised on a role do not intend to preclude applications from candidates who may have more or less experience. Our intention is only to indicate a guideline as to the necessary skills for the role as described.