Finance Analyst

Main responsibility of Finance Analyst will be to support with operational tasks related to E-Billing invoice submission & update lawyers rates. The role will also take active part in process improvement and new technologies implementation.

Main duties and responsibilities

Specific duties will include:

• Processing invoices through eBilling platforms in line with agreed procedures
• Providing accrual reports to DLA Piper clients
• Providing outstanding invoice reports to Credit Control Hubs
• Maintaining rate card in Finance & eBilling systems
• Cooperating with Pricing team in order to set up client/global agreements.
• Communication with internal & external customers according to E-Billing Queries
• Implementing new eBilling clients compliant with written instructions
• Managing Finance User Access process
• Maintaining new lawyers set up in Finance system
• Updating process documentation
• Seeking opportunities for process improvements
• Performing all activities in line with agreed timeliness
• Processing various ad-hoc requests related to E-Billing area

About you

• Very good English skills required
• University degree (preferable in accounting) or students/graduates able to work full time
• Ability to interact appropriately and effectively with customers (customer focus, expectations management skills)
• Ability to work in international diversified professional environment
• Willingness to learn new systems and tools supporting the daily work
• Very good knowledge of MS Office
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills: team work, patience, working well in fast-paced and changing environment, can-do attitude, diplomacy, discretion
• Focused on providing excellent customer service: a professional approach, score highly in terms of commitment and internal client care
• Experience of working in a Global Service Centre environment

About us

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

Our values

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative - we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold - we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional - we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

Diversity and inclusion

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

Hybrid working

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.