SUMMARY: The FP&A Assistant Manager will be responsible for developing and preparing various analyses of firm financial results as well as assisting with the budget process and subsequent reporting of actuals vs. budget. This entails working with senior analysts and preparing/reviewing information regarding revenue generation, financial profitability, expense analysis/allocations, capital expenditures, etc. The role also involves overseeing and leading department initiatives related to the annual budget process, monthly meetings, and various ad hoc projects.
This position is 5 days in the office.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Assist and support key strategic initiatives with financial modeling and data mining analysis.
- Prepare impactful visual presentations of complex data to facilitate decision-making.
- Develop new approaches to integrate information from multiple sources to improve decision-makers' access to critical business intelligence.
- Help identify and analyze new ways to understand underlying firm profitability, including developing business models for practice areas.
- Weekly, monthly, and annual preparation of standard management reports as well as any ad-hoc analytical requests from management.
- Assist in managing the annual budget and reforecast process, including preparing related summary analyses and presentations, which entails working with different branch offices/departments.
- Perform monthly detailed expense analyses between actuals vs. budgets of departments, offices, and projects, including explanations for variances.
- Work and communicate with branch office/department heads as a finance liaison to improve the analysis of financial information.
- Manage project improvement initiatives involving coordination of efforts between multiple departments.
- Provide system support related to extracting and loading data across aggregate storage systems.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Oracle Hyperion Essbase.
- Knowledge of SQL and legal/professional services database structure.
- Knowledge of various information technology/accounting systems (experience with Elite 3E is a plus).
- Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving skills, including profitability, cost accounting, and financial modeling experience.
- Strong and proven project management skills, written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills, business writing.
- Proactive and results-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to deal with all levels of firm personnel and client contacts.
- Ability to work in a team environment and independently.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree (preferably in Finance or Accounting) with at least eight years of experience in a senior or manager capacity. Management and/or experience gained in the legal industry or professional services organization is a plus.
COMPENSATION The base salary range offered for this role will be $140,000 to $170,000.