Job Description

We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it's personal or business, we understand that everyone's situation is different. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.



We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.



We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

This role within the Commercial Finance Team focuses on enhancing pricing practices at Irwin Mitchell to better reflect client needs and service quality. It involves cross-functional collaboration to embed best practices and governed pricing processes.



Key responsibilities include developing and implementing pricing policies, performance reporting, identifying opportunities, and creating tools to drive value through pricing. Additionally, the role provides Finance Business Partnering support for a new personal injury legal team in Scotland, covering financial reporting, forecasting, and the annual budget cycle, with minimal travel required.

What You'll Be Doing

Develop and deliver plans to support the Strategic Business Plan and strengthen pricing discipline across Irwin Mitchell. Lead the periodic pricing evaluation and price increase process, including stakeholder consultation, proposal submission, rollout, and performance monitoring. Chair the Pricing Committee to oversee pricing framework development, policy implementation, and governance of exceptions. Manage and maintain firm rate cards to ensure consistency, efficiency, and market relevance. Govern pricing exceptions to streamline processes and promote alignment. Conduct ongoing analysis to evaluate pricing effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities. Collaborate with the Commercial Data Insights Team and Strategic Pricing Steering Group to benchmark pricing, monitor market trends, and drive innovation. Contribute to strategic pricing policies for initiatives such as discounting, value adds, panels, bids, and tenders. Support Client Service and Business Development teams in pricing complex proposals. Partner with data teams to design dashboards and tools for profitability management. Assist the Propositions team with pricing models for new projects. Evaluate and implement pricing tools and technologies to enhance transparency and ease of use. Support the Growth Academy in developing training programmes to build pricing capability. Partner with the PI Scotland team to shape and deliver strategic objectives. Provide financial insights to support decision-making, investment appraisal, and resource allocation. Monitor financial performance, produce variance analysis, and deliver insightful reporting. Lead planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Deliver robust financial analysis to evaluate business cases and ensure value creation. Build strong relationships with operational and commercial teams, acting as a trusted adviser.

About You

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong analytical mindset with advanced numerical and data interpretation skills. Proven expertise in financial modelling, pricing strategy, and cost analysis. In-depth understanding of billing and costing methodologies within professional services or comparable sectors. Demonstrated experience in developing business cases in complex financial environments. Familiarity with pricing optimisation techniques and customer lifetime value (LTV) analysis. Degree-level education or equivalent qualification. Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across all organisational levels. Clear and confident communicator, capable of articulating complex concepts both verbally and in writing. Effective leadership in managing meetings, forums, and cross-functional initiatives. Experience in people management, mentoring, and fostering knowledge sharing. Resilient and determined, with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics and drive meaningful business change.

Desirable Skills & Experience

Awareness of regulatory frameworks and their impact on pricing strategies. Proficiency in financial modelling tools and software. Working knowledge of Power BI, PowerApps, and other data visualisation or automation platforms. Experience managing pricing within the legal sector.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too. Generous and flexible pension schemes. Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid) Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.



We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!



Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.



Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.



We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.



The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.



Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.