Financial Lead

Consultative Search Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm is seeking a Finance Lead to work with senior leaders and provide analytical insights. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in finance or related fields and at least five years of analytic experience. This hybrid position offers a salary between $130,000 and $150,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of analytical experience in finance or accounting.
• Minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and identify improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new opportunities for the finance team.
• Manage firmwide financial projects using project management principles.
• Apply financial principles to internal data to solve complex problems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Customer service focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field

Tools

SAP Business Objects

Excel

Job description

A global law firm is seeking a Finance Lead for their dynamic team. This role will leverage financial data and a robust, in-depth understanding of the Firm’s revenue metrics and the Firm’s business to provide analytical insight on key strategic issues. In this role, you will collaborate directly with the firm’s most senior leaders, the firm’s partners and associates, and peers in Business Development, Attorney Development, Pro Bono, Knowledge Management, and Strategic Library Services. The work improves client retention, accelerates inventory turnover, optimizes attorney staffing, reduces fee write-offs, evaluates the strengths and opportunities of our legal practices, and assesses the strategic value of current clients. This role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, developing, and maintaining new opportunities for the finance team by collaborating with cross-functional teams and leveraging insights to enhance meaningful outcomes and cross-functional relationships
• Leveraging project management principles to manage firmwide financial projects and complete other complex financial requests needed by department management
• Applying business, economic, finance, and accounting principles to the firm’s internal financial data to help firm leaders simplify and ultimately solve complex problems, while leveraging SAP Business Objects to query data and Excel to effectively and efficiently synthesize that data
• Ensuring emails received through the team’s shared email are handled in a timely, professional manner, including prioritizing urgent requests and ensuring effective handoff with the team in the next time zone
• Developing standard tools for reporting and analyzing data
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that the firm retains

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field
• A minimum of five (5) years of analytical experience in finance or accounting
• A minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience at a professional services organization, preferably
• Possess excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and proactively identify opportunities for improvement and innovation within the team
• Display the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus

Compensation: $130,000-$150,000 per year