At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure financial compliance and support pricing strategies in a dynamic finance team.
- Company: Join a leading global law firm with a commitment to innovation and teamwork.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible benefits, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and build valuable relationships across the firm.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on financial integrity while working on exciting global projects.
- Qualifications: Strong numerical skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Our Finance team is responsible for ensuring accurate financial operations and plays a crucial role in managing the Firm’s financial health. Our team handles a wide range of financial activities including financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, taxation, partner compensation, payroll, treasury and cash flow management to support the Firm’s strategic goals. We are responsible for inventory management including billing and collections, and analysis of client, matter and timekeeper profitability. We oversee statutory accounting and ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards. The Finance team also prepares financial statements, reports and analysis to provide insights into the Firm’s financial performance. We work closely with other functions to monitor expenses, optimize financial processes and implement cost-saving initiatives. Through meticulous financial management and strategic planning, the Finance team ensures the Firm’s financial stability and supports its growth objectives.
The Global Pricing Compliance Analyst will be part of a team responsible for making sure that matters are opened and maintained in accordance with applicable client fee agreements and the Firm's pricing guidelines. This includes reviewing engagement letters and fee agreements, validating the financial data in New Business Intake forms and ensuring accurate set-up and ongoing maintenance within the Firm's Practice Management system. The role is central to mitigating financial risk, supporting revenue integrity, and underpinning our strategic pricing objectives.
Working closely with various teams, including but not limited to, the Pricing team, Billing and Revenue teams, Legal Project Managers, Business Development and Regional Finance teams, the Global Pricing Compliance Analyst will act as a key point of coordination for client and matter rate agreement queries. The role also maintains the Client Agreement database and supports reporting on client and matter rates to stakeholders across the Firm.
We are keen to meet people who work most comfortably in a fast-paced environment, and who can review, analyse and manage a busy schedule of compliance activity with multiple moving parts. We expect our Global Pricing Compliance Analysts to be comfortable interpreting financial information, identifying issues in processes and collaborating with stakeholders to resolve them.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring clients and matters are set up within the Firm’s Finance System in line with all agreed financial terms, subject to internal approvals, policies and best practices.
- Review financial arrangements included in engagement documentation including engagement letters, proposals and outside counsel guidelines to understand agreed client terms.
- Review the financial data contained in New Business Intake forms to ensure the matter rates and financial terms comply with client engagement letters, fee agreements and outside counsel guidelines.
- Establish dates for review of client and matter rates to ensure ongoing compliance and accuracy.
- Review client and matter agreed financial terms, including discounts, to confirm they fall within the thresholds set out in the Firm's Pricing Guidelines.
- Ensure that the appropriate approvals have been obtained in line with Firm protocols.
- Work with the Data Control team to ensure that rate structures and fee agreements have been properly implemented in line with client agreements.
- Maintain the Firm's Client Rate Agreement database, ensuring that information is accurate, up to date and reflects agreed terms.
- Proactively reach out to Partners to inform them when rate agreements are expiring and rates can be uplifted.
- Produce and distribute standard and ad hoc reports in relation to client and matter rates for use by Pricing, Finance and other stakeholders.
- Communicate with the Pricing team, the Data Control team, regional Finance teams and matter Partners to clarify requirements, resolve issues and ensure alignment on pricing compliance matters.
Required Skills and Experience
- A university degree is preferable but not essential.
- Law firm or professional services experience preferred.
- Flexible and enthusiastic, with the ability to manage your own workload and priorities to meet deadlines.
- Exceptional numerical skills, including the ability to calculate rates and percentages accurately.
- Ability to multi-task and work well in a high-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, with the ability to work effectively at all levels within the organisation.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience in reviewing client agreements, working capital or revenue management, or legal finance.
- Experience working in a global law firm or other partnership structure.
- Strong understanding of law firm economics and how pricing impacts profitability.
- Experience working with practice management systems or financial systems in a legal or professional services context.
This role is based in our London office. Our standard office hours are 09:30–18:00, with a current requirement for 4 days in the office per week.
Firm Benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%
- Yearly wellbeing fund
- Income protection
- Holiday purchase
- Life insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Private GP services
- Travel insurance
- Dental coverage
- Cycle to work
White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
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At White & Case, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. As a Strategy Manager in our London office, you will have the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, driving key initiatives while benefiting from comprehensive professional development and a competitive compensation package that reflects your expertise. Our commitment to employee well-being is evident through our extensive benefits, including private medical insurance and a yearly wellbeing fund, ensuring that you thrive both personally and professionally.