Financial Analyst

Global Law firm in NYC is seeking a Financial Analyst to join their team.

Financial Analyst Responsibilities:

• Communicate client guideline policies to ensure compliance with billing requirements
• Financial Analyst will work with management on results analysis, matter modeling and financial analytics
• Financial Analyst will help management with the maintenance/monitoring of billing rates in the system and publishing of approved special billing guidelines
• Successfully respond to client requests and inquiries
• Update and maintain client billing rates and exception rates
• Successfully review all special billing arrangement documents
• Update and monitor discount application
• Ensure compliance with client requirements by publishing approved special billing guidelines
• Implement and generate approved guideline summaries
• Interact and communicate with partners and clients regarding annual associate increases
• Successfully conduct quality control checks
• Maintain and update databases, generate billing rate reports
• Financial analyst will assist in creation of monthly and Client/Matter Profitability Analysis
• Successfully complete various reconciliation processes around bill rate & cost maintenance
• Financial Analyst will assist with analysis of current metrics
• Create models to assist in billing negotiations with clients and for internal budgeting purposes, utilizing financial reporting systems
• Additional projects as needed
• Salary $70,000-$80,000 depending on experience, plus OT

Financial Analyst Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years of financial analysis and/or legal billing experience in legal or related field required
• Elite software experience or other legal billing system preferred
• Ability to work with new technologies, and in handling data entry
• Ability to effectively present information verbally and in writing
• Strong communication skills interacting with management and Partners
• Proficiency in MS Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables, sum if); proficiency in MS Word
• Attention to detail, organized, ability to work independently and as part of a team