Finance Systems Business Analyst (Change)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
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Freshfields Overview Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates. Our people make our firm - we are a people business and want to create a welcoming and supportive environment where all can flourish. We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. We enjoy our work and are determined to do an outstanding job. We deliver best when working in teams. We think and work globally - we don't just say we are one firm; we act like one firm right across the world. We work wherever our clients need us. This is how we define ourselves, not by reference to where we have offices. Cross-border work isn't just what we do, it is what we excel at. We understand what it really takes to work across different legal systems and commercial environments and to bridge language and cultural gaps. We aim to add value in everything we do - we are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We use our experience and creativity to help clients make judgements and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we seek to make a real difference to the communities in which we operate. Location Overview The Freshfields Global Centre provides both business and legal services to the firm. Our services are delivered in a way which supports the global nature of our firm and our clients, enables our fee earners to deliver exceptional service to our clients and to do that in a way which is efficient and effective. Our Centre in Manchester is the first site to be established in the emerging Freshfields Global operating model. Our aspiration is to establish further sites in the US and Asia-Pacific in the coming years. Function Overview The Finance Support function in Manchester provides centralised global support to the firm across its network of offices. Teams currently include Billing, Procurement and Management Accounting. The Group Management Accounts team works alongside the firm's Chief Financial Officer, senior management partners and global support heads to provide the financial information required to run the business. In addition to the prompt provision of financial data and analytics, the team is expected to manage, develop and control the production of management data across the firm's local finance functions, providing them with support and guidance through continual review and development. Role Purpose Working within the systems area of the finance support department. You will be part of a team supporting all of the firm's global finance systems including the firm's practice management system (PMS) in addition to other ancillary Finance systems. The role will provide support to the Finance Systems Team in the delivery of projects, changes and enhancements to the core finance systems. The change coordinator will be involved in the full lifecycle of change of both small and large scale changes. They will maintain a view of all the ongoing changes within the finance systems area, managing their smooth transfer from development to live, ensuring priority items are identified and expedited and co-ordinating with IT and the business with regards to downtime and release windows. Key Responsibilities and Deliverables *

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