Financial Analyst

About the Company:
Our client is a rapidly growing legal business who are looking to add a Financial Analyst to their team. The company has enjoyed incredible success in the last few years' and are seeking a candidate with a legal and financial analyst background to join their team as they continue their expansion.

Reasons to Work Here:

• Strong medical / dental / vision
• Good work/life balance - In this role, they only are required to work a 35 hour work week and come into the office one day a week.
• They offer Flexible Fridays where you can leave up to two hours early on Fridays and make it up during the week.
• They offer free lunch on Wednesdays.
• Everyone is friendly and very respectable.
• They offer a full benefits package with 401k profit sharing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review and distribute the firm's monthly financial reporting package. Reporting includes key performance metrics and relevant variance analysis to budget, forecast and prior year activity.
• Prepare, review and distribute the monthly financial reporting to various managers. Reporting is tailored to the specific focus of the manager.
• Assist with preparation of year-end reports for bonus consideration.
• Participate in the continued development of the revenue and profitability databases for reporting purposes and the corresponding attorney dashboards. Develop new reports with the data and train end users. Train attorneys and management on use of the dashboards.
• Participate in the review of various financial reports, identifying issues where information is inconsistent and troubleshoot for root cause to ensure accuracy of financial information.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses with recommendations for solutions.
• Assist with the preparation of the periodic financial presentations.
• Develop new alerts utilizing Alert Manager software to assist with notification of events.
• Assist with preparation of various surveys utilized in the legal industry.
• Participate in system upgrades by testing and verifying financial information.
• Assist with other administrative tasks and special projects as needed.
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and five or more years of related experience working within a law firm is required.
• Computer proficient with knowledge and understanding of Accounting systems (Aderant or Elite), Excel, Outlook and Word. Experience and understanding of Big Hand/Iridium or other similar reporting software.
• Ability to identify and analyze complex accounting/financial issues and to recommend and implement solutions. Exhibit initiative and critical-thinking skills in exercising independent judgment and making decisions.
• Superior interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Ability to communicate detailed information in report format, written correspondence, e mail, or verbally. Maintain effective relationships with a diverse group of attorneys, clients, staff and outside contacts. Must maintain confidentiality of data.
• Strong organizational skills in order to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment.