Senior Financial Analyst – Revenue & Strategic Analysis

Job Description

A global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, is currently seeking a Senior

Financial Analyst – Revenue & Strategic Analysis to join our winning team, located in our Global Services

Office in downtown Los Angeles. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire

and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of

work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation and collaboration.

The Senior Financial Analyst will receive a generous total compensation package. Bonuses are awarded in

recognition of individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in firms comprehensive

benefit program including healthcare, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401k plan,

and more! In addition, employees receive 10 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23

days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure.

As a Senior Financial Analyst at firm, you will be a member of firm’s Revenue and Strategic Financial

Analysis team – a team of highly visible, motivated, and well-regarded financial professionals whose primary

responsibility is to provide key revenue analytics support for the firm. The Senior Analyst will summarize

large volumes of data in executive summary schedules and reports, develop financial models, engage in key

strategic projects and initiatives, and provide billing statistics and analytical support to the firm’s leadership,

attorneys, Finance & Accounting department management, committees, and other firm management as

requested. You will work independently to develop new reports and to distribute monthly financial reports to

managers across the firm. You will also work with the firm’s Finance Managers on various projects that

require in-depth analytical and critical-thinking skills while accomplishing these and other functions:

 Working in a team environment to complete ad-hoc financial analysis, reports and special projects

related to client statistics and firm financial metrics.

 Utilizing analytical skills and expert knowledge of business, economics, finance, and accounting to

complete complex tasks.

 Utilizing Elite financial system and Business Objects to obtain data and organize the information and

build reports to facilitate effective analysis.

 Accurately interpreting requests for analysis and reporting to produce appropriate and correct final

work product.

 Effectively communicating work product to colleagues across the firm through e-mail, phone, web

conference, video conference, and in-person presentations. Answering any questions that may arise

regarding the data and/or analytical methods and assumptions used to build the work product.

 Making recommendations to streamline workflow and process within the organization. Utilizing new

technologies to automate tasks and reporting.

 Maintaining detailed records documenting procedures, methodologies, and sources of information

employed while performing analytical tasks.

 Ensuring timely delivery of accurate and professional work product.

 Completing special projects as requested.

 Maintaining professional image within the Finance and Accounting department and projecting the

same image to those outside the department.

 Promoting effective work practices, working as a team member, and showing respect for co-workers.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will be expected to apply your organizational and communication skills

while displaying a positive, high-energy attitude. The successful Senior Financial Analyst will possess

excellent leadership skills including: organizing, planning, problem-solving and decision-making, displaying

the ability to lead large, long-term, and complex projects from inception to completion and the ability to

develop alternative solutions to meet goals. The Senior Analyst will also maintain flexibility with respect to

assigned tasks due to changing deadlines, changing deliverables and changing task priorities. Excellent

analytical skills are desired, as well as the ability to work independently to research, analyze, and develop

financial information, the ability to draw conclusions from analysis and make recommendations to

management, and the ability to learn and apply new skills quickly and effectively.

A Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field is

required. Five (5) or more years of related analytical experience in finance or accounting is desired.

Experience at a professional services organization is desired, as well as experience in working on ad-hoc

requests and projects in a fast-paced environment. The Senior Analyst must display proficiency with a PC

environment and related software and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Knowledge

of Microsoft Access is a plus. Knowledge of Elite is a plus. Occasional travel is required of this position.