Business and Data Reporting Analyst

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

11/8/2024

Practice Group / Department:

Finance Reporting & BI - London

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.

The Global Practice Management System (GPMS) based on SAP technology went live in September 2017, streamlining our business processes with great success. In addition, we are soon to integrate a new planning and financial consolidation functionalities into Norton Rose Fulbright this year with the finance business information team proving first line support. This addition promises to revolutionise our financial strategic planning.

The Finance Business Information (FBI) team play a critical role in ensuring a seamless implementation and ongoing support of these new capabilities. Our expertise in bridging the gap between business services and IT support departments is invaluable ensuring business continuity. With the new planning and financial consolidation features, we expect to empower the teams with better decision-making and resource optimisation.

Together, with the dedication of all stakeholders, we are excited about the growth and innovation we bring to our organisation.

The role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who wishes to be part of a progressive and customer-centric team. The FBI team contains five highly technical individuals who specialise in SAP ECC, SAP BW, SAP Business Objects, Tableau and SQL. We are now looking for a Business and Data Reporting Analyst to support the FBI team in meeting its objective of providing the business with first class support and continuity in providing financial business information.

The role would suit someone who has a financial background, understands financial system administration, business processes & reporting within a service industry and now seeking to gain a broader system analyst and reporting experience.

The expectation is that the successful candidate will relish the opportunity to develop and learn from the existing team to upskill and develop technical awareness and skills on how to use and maintain the various systems we have in place.

Key elements of the role: -

• Take ownership of the Finance Business Information team’s processes, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring tasks are completed accurately, on time, and with meticulous attention to detail.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to understand information needs based on user stories.
• Engage with key business process owners to gather requirements, document solutions, and provide regular updates on deliverables.
• Collaborate with team members to document business process changes, ensuring data quality and control are maintained.
• Conduct detailed data reconciliations and investigations to identify and resolve data quality issues.
• Provide business information support to the team as needed.
• Take ownership of the FBI shared inbox and delegate requests to the appropriate team members.
• Escalate functional issues as they arise to ensure timely resolution.
• Set up and maintain schedules to ensure timely delivery of information.
• Raise incident tickets and coordinate with relevant parties to resolve issues.
• Learn and develop expertise in extracting data from SAP ECC, SAP Business Objects, and SAP BW.
• Perform other tasks as directed by the Senior Manager, Reporting & Business Information.
  
  

Requirements:

Essential

• Proven ability to undertake detailed data reconciliations.
• A problem solving and analytical mind-set.
• Capable of producing high quality data documentation
• Finance background with an understanding of business processes (S2C, P2P & FM)
• Efficient working knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word
• Solid numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally
• Positive, committed and prepared to use initiative to develop.
• Ability to take responsibility, meet deadlines and work under pressure with multiple tasks.
• Collaborative: able to work successfully with both peers in the FBI team but also with stakeholders across the business
  
  

Advantageous

• Experience of working in a professional services business (ideally legal)
• Experience use of SAP based applications
• Experience use of Power BI based applications
  
  

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.