Partner with Division Heads and Finance to shape budgets, forecasts and financial plans. Drive pricing and matter profitability analysis, strengthen financial controls, deliver reporting and systems improvements, and support commercial decision-making to improve divisional performance.
Finance and Operations Manager | Business ServicesAre you ready to play a pivotal role in driving performance, profitability, and commercially disciplined decision-making within a leading law firm?
We are looking for three Finance & Operations Managers to join our team in either Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow. These newly created roles will work closely with our Legal Operations Directors and alongside our Finance team to support delivery of divisional financial performance while ensuring strong financial governance and operational discipline.
This role blends operational oversight with a strong financial focus, partnering with Division Heads to shape budgets, forecasts and financial plans, and deliver insight that strengthens commercial performance. You will play a key role in guiding commercial decision-making, supporting pricing and matter profitability analysis, strengthening financial controls, and driving continuous improvements in efficiency and governance.
We are looking for individuals with proven experience in a finance and operational business partnering role, ideally within a law firm or professional services environment. You will bring strong commercial acumen and a solid understanding of law firm economics. You will be a confident communicator, comfortable influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders, with strong systems and reporting expertise.
This is an opportunity to shape newly created roles within a forward-thinking firm and make a measurable impact on divisional performance and long-term financial success.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the financial future of our firm, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for three Finance & Operations Managers to join our team in either Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow. These newly created roles will work closely with our Legal Operations Directors and alongside our Finance team to support delivery of divisional financial performance while ensuring strong financial governance and operational discipline.
This role blends operational oversight with a strong financial focus, partnering with Division Heads to shape budgets, forecasts and financial plans, and deliver insight that strengthens commercial performance. You will play a key role in guiding commercial decision-making, supporting pricing and matter profitability analysis, strengthening financial controls, and driving continuous improvements in efficiency and governance.
We are looking for individuals with proven experience in a finance and operational business partnering role, ideally within a law firm or professional services environment. You will bring strong commercial acumen and a solid understanding of law firm economics. You will be a confident communicator, comfortable influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders, with strong systems and reporting expertise.
This is an opportunity to shape newly created roles within a forward-thinking firm and make a measurable impact on divisional performance and long-term financial success.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the financial future of our firm, we would love to hear from you.
Full details can also be found in our job specification.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Jo McMonagle at [email protected] or on 0141 273 6988.
Burness Paull reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received for this role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Closing Date:
13 March 2026Burness Paull Edinburgh, Scotland Office
50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH3 9WJ
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