Financial Analyst II
About The Position
King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape. We are seeking a Financial Analyst to play a pivotal role in supporting the firm’s business goals through reporting, modeling, and analyzing financial data. This work includes developing and interpreting practice group performance metrics and designing reporting processes and tools to provide timely and actionable data to practice group leaders and other members of senior leadership. This role involves de-aggregating metrics and providing recommendations for improvement, assessing performance against key industry benchmarks, and assessing the impact of various performance improvement efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, with a concentration in Finance or Accounting preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years of job-related experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services firm.
- Proven ability to synthesize metrics into practical insights and communicate those insights confidently.
- High level of proficiency with Excel
Nice To Haves
- experience with SQL, PowerBI, and legal financial systems (Aderant or Elite)
Responsibilities
- Assist with designing reporting packages and analyses to assess and understand practice group performance
- Identify and investigate trends, anomalies, and opportunities.
- Design and maintain reporting processes, and regularly assess delivery methods and identify improvement opportunities.
- Work with the Financial Systems and IT teams on the development and enhancement of reporting tools, including dashboards and other dynamic reporting tools.
- Generate ad hoc financial models and data analysis
- Prepare, or assist in the preparation, of recurring and special management reports.
- Prepare queries across multiple sources to generate data.
- Manipulate data in Excel spreadsheets or other tools in order to summarize financial reports requested.
- Work closely with other Finance functions, including Pricing, Billing, and Rate Management, on reporting needs and ad hoc requests for financial information and analysis.
- Provide support to other Business Operations teams, including Business Development, Lawyer Talent, and Recruiting, as requested.
Benefits
- health and wellness plan
- life and disability insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- a health savings account
- a 401(k) plan
- profit sharing plan
- a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
