Senior Financial Analyst

Role Overview

• Provides financial planning, analysis, and decision support to Firm management.
• This includes profitability assessments, projections, client analytics, headcount/FTE analysis, and client/matter modeling related to budget requests.
• Assess quarterly profitability and conduct break-even analysis.
• Collaborate with the Practice(s) to help reach financial and strategic goals.
• Build relationships with Partners and business leaders to ensure support of strategic initiatives.
• Assist with various Firmwide initiatives including revenue projections and annual business planning processes.
• Build and maintain complex financial models.
• Support analysis of metrics for offices, practices, clients, and matters.
• Collaborate with other groups within Finance on pricing arrangements analysis.
• Engage in special projects related to profitability, client analysis, reporting enhancements, and process simplification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
• Minimum of five years of financial analysis experience in legal or related field.
• Demonstrate flexibility and initiative with respect to handling multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to work well independently as well as effectively within a Global team.
• Ability to effectively present information verbally and in writing, with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work with financial systems, data cubes, and dashboards.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to learn new software and operating systems.