Sr Financial Analyst, FP&A (CIO/Technology)

DLA Piper•Reston, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

DLA Piper is looking for a high-impact Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A (CIO/Technology) to help shape investment decisions, strengthen financial discipline, and influence how the firm prioritizes and funds technology initiatives. This role involves partnering directly with the CIO, Technology leadership, executive leadership, and operational business owners to drive budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, business case development, and investment decision support across various technology domains. The analyst will build advanced financial models, perform scenario and sensitivity analysis, evaluate ROI, NPV, and payback, and translate complex data into clear recommendations for executive decision making. This is an opportunity to join an established, collaborative, and growing team, with exposure to executive leadership, strong business partnerships, and clear opportunities for advancement. The role also offers the chance to contribute to AI implementations, develop technical and strategic finance capabilities, and benefit from professional development and mentorship.

Requirements

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems or related field.
Minimum Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, technology finance, strategic finance, or operational finance, including advanced financial modeling, forecasting, investment analysis, and partnership with senior business and technology leaders.
Advanced proficiency in Excel.
Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
Foster positive work relationships.
Comply with all firm policies and practices.
Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.
Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Embrace and uphold firm values.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or other analytics tools.
Ability to synthesize complex financial and operational data into clear, persuasive insights.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders with confidence.
Strong ROI mindset to decision support.
Experience supporting Technology, Digital, Product, CIO organizations, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
Exposure to AI tools, automation, data science methods, or digital innovation initiatives.
Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, relationship-building skills, and a genuine interest in growing with the team.
Preferred Education: Master's degree in Business Administration.
Certificates: CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Own and support technology budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across infrastructure, software, cybersecurity, cloud, digital transformation, and strategic initiatives, with a focus on cost transparency, resource prioritization, and business value creation.
Lead variance analysis, trend analysis, KPI development, and executive reporting to identify risks, opportunities, and key cost drivers, and communicate actionable insights to Finance, Technology leadership, and senior business stakeholders.
Build and maintain advanced financial models, including driver-based models, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and long-range planning models that support decision making, portfolio optimization, and investment tradeoff discussions.
Develop robust business cases and investment analyses for technology initiatives using ROI, NPV, payback, and cost-benefit methodologies to support capital allocation and strategic prioritization.
Translate large, complex datasets into clear dashboards, presentations, and financial storytelling for executive leadership, helping leaders understand performance, investment outcomes, and future funding needs.
Partner cross-functionally with the CIO, Technology leaders, Finance, Procurement, and operational business owners to strengthen financial governance, improve decision support, and align investments to strategic priorities.
Support and enhance the use of advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, portfolio visibility, and finance decision support capabilities.
Contribute to a high-performing and growing team environment by bringing curiosity, ownership, and a continuous improvement mindset, while helping shape scalable processes and best practices for the future.