Strategic FP&A Director

Faegre Drinker; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer events

Wellness programs

Professional environment

Health plan options

401(k) plans

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Faegre Drinker seeks a Director of Financial & Strategic Analysis to advance the firm's budgeting, forecasting, and analytics capabilities. You will lead a modern analytics function, partner with leadership, and drive data-driven decision making across revenue, profitability, and capital planning.

Reporting to the CFO, you will build dashboards, develop strategic models, and mentor a high‑performing team. This role supports multiple U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline required; MBA, CPA, or similar advanced credential preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, business analysis, or financial leadership roles within a large law firm or legal services environment.
• Deep knowledge of law firm economics and profitability drivers, including realization, utilization, leverage, rate management, matter economics, expense management, working capital, and client and practice group profitability.
• Demonstrated experience supporting executive leadership with financial analysis and strategic decision support.
• Experience leading high‑performing teams and implementing analytics solutions.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or comparable business intelligence platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial performance management processes.
• Partner with leadership to identify improvement opportunities within revenue, profitability, productivity, and overall financial performance.
• Develop financial models and analyses supporting strategic initiatives, investments, and resource allocation decisions.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to support management decision making.
• Lead implementation and adoption of new data analytics and business intelligence tools.
• Develop and enhance executive dashboards, KPIs, and reporting for senior leadership.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear and easy to follow recommendations, providing data-driven supporting information.
• Advance predictive, trend, and profitability analysis to improve financial performance.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to financial and leadership teams across the firm.
• Provide financial support and strategic guidance to functions involved in the revenue-to-cash cycle, including pricing, billing, and collections.
• Identify and collaborate with other firm leaders to implement opportunities to improve practice group and client profitability, capital, cash flow, and financial performance.
• Support firmwide compensation processes.
• Support lateral partner hiring through financial and strategic analysis.
• Manage participation in industry surveys, coordinating data collection and submission processes to support benchmarking, market analysis, and strategic decision making.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and operational stakeholders to improve data quality and reporting capabilities.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of financial and business analysts.
• Promote a culture of data-driven decision making and continuous improvement.
• Drive automation and process improvements increase efficiency and analytical effectiveness.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Diplomacy

Communication

Virtual collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Faegre Drinker seeks a Director of Financial & Strategic Analysis to advance the firm's budgeting, forecasting, and analytics capabilities. You will lead a modern analytics function, partner with leadership, and drive data-driven decision making across revenue, profitability, and capital planning.

Reporting to the CFO, you will build dashboards, develop strategic models, and mentor a high‑performing team. This role supports multiple U.S.