GLG is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Associate to join our dynamic Finance Team at our London office. We are looking for a self-starter with strong analytical, financial analysis, and critical thinking skills, paired with a get-things-done attitude. This individual will play a crucial role in providing strategic insights, operational advice, and P&L oversight for our Global Professional Services/Consulting Firms Business Unit, helping to sustain and accelerate significant top- and bottom-line growth. Reporting to a Director on the Finance Team, this role offers a unique opportunity to influence key business decisions through impactful financial analysis and strategic business partnering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Analysis & Reporting: Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and scenario planning, to support informed decision-making.
- Excel Modeling: Develop and maintain complex financial models for forecasting revenue, expenses, and profitability. Ensure that models are robust, flexible, and scalable.
- Data Analytics: Utilize advanced data analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Power BI) to collect, analyze, and interpret large datasets, providing actionable insights to enhance business performance.
- Business Partnering: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Accounting, and Operations, to offer financial guidance and support business initiatives.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist in the preparation and management of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term strategic plans, ensuring alignment with company goals.
- Presentation & Communication: Develop and deliver compelling presentations using PowerPoint to convey financial insights and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. An MBA or CFA is a plus.
- Experience: 1-2 years of experience in financial analysis, ideally within an FP&A or business partnering role.
- Technical Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros, financial modeling).
- Strong PowerPoint skills for creating executive-level presentations.
- Experience with data analytics tools such as SQL, Python, R, or Power BI.
- Familiarity with Salesforce and financial reporting tools (Looker)
- Analytical Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex financial data and generate actionable insights.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
Team Player: Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate across departments.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
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Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.