Assistant Finance Business Partner

Role- Assistant Finance Business Partner

Location- The role will be hybrid with an office base at Southport

Assistant Finance Business Partner – Hybrid | Great Culture & Benefits | Southport

Join Fletchers Group, a forward-thinking legal business with a strong reputation for excellence, collaboration, and people-first values. We’re offering a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and analytically minded Assistant Finance Business Partner to support the financial review and analysis of the business — with a particular focus on management accounts support for our Personal Injury legal teams.

Working closely with the Finance Business Partner, you’ll provide insightful analysis and recommendations to help improve financial performance and drive efficiencies across the organisation. This is a key role for someone currently studying towards an accounting qualification, who brings management accounting experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

At Fletchers, we’re proud to offer hybrid working, a supportive culture, and excellent benefits that make us a great place to grow your career.

In return Fletchers can offer:

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5^th, 7^th, and 9^th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
• Monthly voucher awards​ for winning nominees

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Main Responsibilities:

• To work closely with and provide support to the Finance Business Partner, assisting the Legal Teams by providing analysis and recommendations to improve financial performance and efficiencies wherever possible across the organisation.
• This assist in the responsibility of managing on-going pieces of work in a finance capacity, providing support to the Legal Directors, whilst monitoring performance against financial projections.
• Management accounts preparation and providing financial support to cost centres within Fletchers by reviewing monthly spend, identifying potential savings and supporting the Finance Business Partner when settling annual budgets.
• Provide financial support to ad-hoc requests across the business as and when required
• Analysis and interpretation of data
• Provide assistance with the annual budget forecasts

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  Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Currently studying towards an accounting qualification 
• Management accounting experience
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPS, SUMIFS and pivot tables
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the business
• Ability to work at pace
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Excellent communication skills

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  ​Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience in the Legal sector
• Use of a case management system
• Commercial experience

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We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.

About Fletchers Solicitors:

Fletchers is a growing law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with excellent rankings with both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several acquisitions, we have transformed into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for further expansion. Situated in the North-West of the UK, our offices are located in Manchester, Liverpool, Southport, Leeds, Bolton, and Cambridge. Many of our colleagues enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work arrangements. We offer a great work-life balance, attractive benefits, apprenticeship or training contract opportunities, and avenues for internal progression. Currently, approximately 10% of our colleagues participate in apprenticeships or training contracts, marking a milestone for us as we continue to improve our Learning & Development programs. Our culture is nurturing, designed to assist you in achieving your aspirations. Additionally, we have our Associate and Partner programs for senior lawyers and established the Fletchers Foundation to support those who have suffered injuries.

Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce, which is why we welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive. Fletchers understand and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, and we are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.

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