Financial Analyst – Pricing

Latham & Watkins LLP; Bishopsgate; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Analyst for their Pricing Team. This dynamic role involves collaborating with Business Development to create innovative fee proposals and assisting attorneys with pricing strategies. You will conduct profitability scenario analysis and perform research to support pricing decisions. Join a forward-thinking firm that values respect, innovation, and collaboration, and offers a generous compensation package along with comprehensive benefits. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a leading global law firm while developing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Group Income Protection

Life Assurance

Pension Plan

Wellness Programs

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related field.
• Analytical experience in finance or accounting is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Development on fee proposals.
• Assist attorneys with client rate negotiations and pricing support.
• Conduct internal analysis on pricing trends for decision-making.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Teamwork

Customer Service Focus

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

About the Role

The Financial Analyst – Pricing is an integral part of Latham’s Financial Analysis team. This role will be responsible for working on an industry-leading Pricing Team in a fast-paced and dynamic role aimed to drive success towards the firm’s goals and objectives by applying financial, analytical, and business support, while performing profitability scenario analysis to support pricing decisions for firm management. This role will be located in either our London or Manchester office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with the Business Development team on new engagement opportunities by creating competitive and innovative fee proposals that meet strategic and financial goals
• Assisting relationship attorneys with client rate negotiations by offering pricing advisory service and analytical support
• Researching and identifying existing/historical firm matters to create standardised pricing templates that assist attorneys in developing budgets for new matters
• Conducting internal analysis and external industry research around billable rates, fee structures, and pricing trends that drive key business decision-making
• Preparing presentation materials for pricing strategy discussions with firm leadership

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Possess well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; including the ability to interact effectively with people at all organisational levels of the firm
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus
• Display the ability to work independently to research, analyse, and develop financial information

And have:

• A bachelor's degree or an equivalent in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field
• Analytical experience in finance or accounting
• Experience responding to ad-hoc requests, performing analyses, and producing reports, preferably

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit programme which includes:

• Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
• A pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.