Peerpoint Operations Manager - Perth, Australia - Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy

Verified Company

Perth, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries.

We work on some of the most challenging and important deals and have built a reputation for delivering exceptional legal solutions that help our clients grow, innovate and thrive.

The legal industry is changing, and we're committed to leading that change, putting our people first, embracing new ways of thinking and integrating technology into our everyday work.

Our culture is one of highperformance and we have high expectations of one another, in everything we do. Being a proud team player is essential. We work together, listen and learn from one another and achieve results we could never achieve on our own. When you join our team, you'll become part of a flexible, inclusive environment underpinned by openness and consistent support for one another. At A&O, you're not only valued for what you do, but for who you are.
We have a powerful commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we're working hard to create an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. We know that to excel, we must nurture an environment where our people feel they belong.
Department purpose

Peerpoint by Allen & Overy is a pioneering business with a mission to change the way the legal industry works.

Fast-paced and fast-growing, the Peerpoint business provides flexible resourcing solutions to internal and external clients that address a range of interim needs, from access to specialist skills, to managing major transactions or regulatory change projects, to rapid scaling.

We offer a platform for self-directed consultant lawyers to work in new ways and progress their careers.

A dynamic, autonomous business within Allen & Overy's Advanced Delivery & Solutions portfolio, Peerpoint is a fun and rewarding place to work and is leading the way in introducing real change and opportunity for legal professionals and clients alike.
Key relationships

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Global Peerpoint team

Peerpoint consultants
Clients, including legal, procurement, finance and HR functions
A&O's Finance, Risk, Legal, Human Resources and IT functions

Introducing the role
Since Peerpoint launched in the Asia Pacific region in 2015, the business has grown significantly to meet client demand. We now manage a panel of over 100 consultants across Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

To enable Peerpoint's continued growth in the Asia Pacific market, we are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join our team, ideally based in our Advanced Delivery Centre in Perth, to support the Asia Pacific business with consultant onboarding, placement operations, financial management, risk management, commercial negotiations and projects.

The Operations Manager has a vital role at the centre of the Peerpoint management team. Globally reporting to Peerpoint's Global Head of Operations, based in London, and regionally reporting to the Heads of Peerpoint for Asia and Australia, this is a dynamic and diverse role, responsible for a wide range of activities and relationships, both internally within the Peerpoint team and the broader Firm and externally with clients and consultants.
Role and responsibilities

Peerpoint consultant onboarding ("new joiners")

Lead on all onboarding activities including initiating and overseeing prehire screens (run by an external agency, Vero) and mandatory training
Manage the production and execution of consultant contracts in the consultant onboarding and offboarding phases, including any negotiation of contract terms
Maintain relevant new joiner trackers and assist with ad hoc queries

Operational placement support

Manage the production and execution of all client and consultant engagement paperwork, including any negotiation of contract terms
Coordinate placement logistics for both client and Peerpoint lawyers at the point a new assignment is contracted on for a lawyer and client
Liaise with relevant Peerpoint teams and other A&O groups (including HR, Finance, IT Systems, and secretarial groups) to ensure smooth commencement of assignments
Manage timesheet systems and payment arrangements, according to the Peerpoint lawyers' engagement terms
Advise on regulatory considerations of crossborder or other complex placement arrangements, working with A&O's Risk, Finance, Tax and Legal functions as appropriate

Commercial and financial management

Monitor Peerpoint lawyer timesheets, review and check invoices, oversee timely completion of accounts payable and payroll records, record and instruct Payroll and Finance teams on payments and salaries
Lead month end preparation, client billing processes, issuance of instructions to the Billing team and follow up on outstanding bills
Complete month end close out on Peerpoint systems
Maintain invoice, payroll and timesheet trackers and assist with ad hoc queries

Compliance