Financial Analyst

New York, NY

A midsize global law firm seeks a Financial Analyst to assist with all aspects of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting. Their responsibilities will include matter modeling, analysis, forecasting and various other aspects of financial analytics as well as liaising with practice and office heads, practice management and department directors to complete all finance related requests and assisting in various profitability tracking and budgeting analytics and reporting. The Financial Analyst will report to the CFO/COO while working collaboratively with the Director of Finance and other firm management positions including but not limited to business department heads and Managing Partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creation of monthly and ad-hoc profitability analyses across offices, practices, clients, matters, etc.
• Complete various reconciliation processes around cost and bill rate maintenance
• Prepare, review and analyze reports related to expense management including budget versus actual benchmarking
• Assist with analysis of client, matter , office and practice metrics, communicating trends and implications to firm decision makers (CFO, practice/office heads, etc.)
• Create pricing models to assist with competitive bid proposals and budgeting for internal matter management
• Liaise with practice management professionals to build reports to more effectively manage the business and analyze financial results to identify areas of improvement and opportunity
• Gather financial data for RFPs for existing and perspective business development opportunities
• Develop new approaches to integrate information that will improve access to information for firm decision makers
• Identify unusual patterns that require further action and make recommendations for action to management
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• 0-2+ years of experience with a Business school degree or, 3-5 years of financial analysis and/or legal billing experience in lieu of a Business school degree, in legal or related field required
• Experience with Aderant or other legal billing system
• Must have strong communication and presentation skills, both oral and written
• Superior analytical skills inclusive of basic math skills
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel with proficiency in Word and Powerpoint and willingness to learn new technical systems
• High attention to detail with excellent organizational and project management skills
• Comfort independently and collaboratively working on multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Demonstrated high degree of confidentiality and discretion
• Resourceful, creative, dependable, proactive, can-do attitude

Compensation & Work Schedule

This position is based in our client’s New York office with a current hybrid schedule of 3 days in-office, 2 days working remotely. This is an exempt position with an expected salary range of $80,000 – $95,000 depending on experience.

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