FP&A Transformation Consultant (Contract)

Role Information: Hybrid workplace - 3 days a week in office, 2 days remote Contract position - open to day rate Ltd company contractor (Outside IR35) or Fixed Term Contract 6 months duration This role is based in either London (Fleet Street) or Leeds (Aire Street) Hiring Process: Teams call with Internal Recruiter followed by a Teams call with Director of FP&A Proposed start date: 11th May 2026

About Legal 500:

Legal 500 was founded by John Pritchard in 1987 as the original clients’ guide to law firms, the first of its kind. It is now a data-driven, AI-optimised research platform which benchmarks, informs and connects providers and users of legal services in over 100 countries worldwide. Our research and data are trusted and relied upon by corporate clients globally as an essential part of the process, both of instructing law firms with new mandates, and when reviewing existing mandates or panels. We exist to empower both buyers and sellers in the international legal marketplace to make better decisions and have improved outcomes for their organisations. This is achieved by leveraging a trusted, comprehensive research process with a unique, vast, proprietary and constantly updated set of client-supplied data, unrivalled in the market.

The Brief:

We're looking to hire an FP&A contractor to lead a short‑term transformation of our core FP&A assets and processes. Legal 500 is in a state of transformation - we have doubled headcount in the last 18 months, gone from one location/offices to three, we're modernising and developing new products to become ever more relevant to our global law firm client base.

We see this role delivery‑focused, hands‑on, and time‑bound, with a clear mandate to rebuild, optimise, automate, and transition FP&A capability for handover to the permanent team. This is not a 'business as usual' position, we are looking to see tangible improvements in our FP&A capability by the time we reach the end of the 6 month contract.

What we're looking for:

Essential: Strong, hands‑on FP&A background with deep Excel modelling capability Proven experience rebuilding and simplifying FP&A models and templates Practical experience working with Power BI (especially in finance or performance contexts) Experience connecting operational data to financial reporting Highly structured, delivery‑oriented, and comfortable working independently

(Very much) preferred: Prior FP&A transformation or change‑focused contracts Experience migrating reporting from Excel into BI tools Exposure to subscription, SaaS, research, data, or recurring‑revenue models Experience improving or automating FP&A processes