Role Description
Are you a financial analyst? Do you have legal experience? Would you like to work with one of the top law firms in the US? If so, R & W Group has a fantastic new opportunity! One of our favorite law firm clients is looking for a Financial Analyst to join their team. This role can be fully remote and located in one of 24 different states in the US. Note that even though this is a remote role, you MUST be in the US in one of these states.
Our client is looking for a highly analytical and collaborative Financial Analyst to join the Finance team. In this role, you would partner with:
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Attorneys
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Practice groups
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Firm leadership
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Marketing
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Finance colleagues
Key Responsibilities:
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Partner with attorneys to develop pricing strategies and innovative fee arrangements that support client needs and firm profitability.
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Create detailed matter budgets and financial models for hourly and alternative fee arrangements, including fixed fees, capped fees, blended rates, collars, subscriptions, contingency arrangements, and portfolio pricing.
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Conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses to evaluate staffing mix, leverage, realization, margin, and profitability.
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Perform profitability and contribution-margin analyses at the matter, client, practice, and firm levels.
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Support pricing and budgeting components of RFP responses, client fee negotiations, and other business-development opportunities.
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Prepare and communicate monthly financial reports, including attorney productivity, key performance indicators, and client, practice, office, and firmwide analyses.
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Develop ad hoc analyses, reports, and presentations for senior management, attorneys, practice groups, and other internal stakeholders.
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Use business intelligence and data visualization tools to identify trends and translate complex information into actionable recommendations.
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Train attorneys on legal pricing best practices, matter-management techniques, and available business intelligence tools.
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Collaborate with Marketing to develop client budgets, rate structures, and alternative fee arrangements that maximize client value and firm profitability.
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Leverage generative AI tools, where appropriate, to enhance financial analysis, streamline reporting, support pricing scenarios, and improve data presentation.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
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Minimum of two years of experience in legal pricing, financial planning and analysis, or a related financial-analysis role.
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Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
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Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, advanced formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and dynamic modeling.
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Experience with business intelligence, report-writing, and data visualization tools preferred.
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Power BI experience, including interactive dashboard development, DAX measures, data modeling, and visualization of financial and operational data, preferred.
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Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to attorneys, senior leaders, and other non-financial stakeholders.
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Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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Exceptional judgment, professionalism, discretion, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
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A collaborative, client-service-focused approach and strong written and verbal communication skills.
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Flexibility to work additional hours as needed.
Benefits
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Solid compensation ($90 - $110K, depending upon location and experience).
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The firm may provide a discretionary bonus annually.
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Great benefits including health insurance.