Strategic FP&A Manager – Law Firm (Hybrid)

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks a Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis to drive the firm’s budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis in a hybrid role based in the United States.

The role focuses on profitability by partner, practice group, and client, with oversight of compensation modeling and practice analytics. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of FP&A experience in a law firm or professional services setting, strong Excel and BI skills, and deep knowledge of legal accounting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field required; MBA or Master's in Finance preferred.
• Progressive FP&A experience, with at least 3+ years within a law firm.
• Deep understanding of legal accounting standards, accrual vs. cash reporting, and law firm capital structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the firm's budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, partner compensation modeling, and practice group analysis.
• Build and maintain continuous revenue and cash flow forecasts, integrating attorney headcount, rate changes, and billing efficiency.
• Assist the CFO and Compensation Committee with financial modeling, partner profit distributions, capital call structures, and year-end compensation formulas.
• Analyze profitability by partner, practice group, client, office, and matter to identify margin drivers and underperforming areas.
• Monitor and report on core law firm metrics, including Utilization, Realization (Gross and Net), Collections, Billable Hours, DSO, and Leveraged Ratios.
• Collaborate with practice leaders to analyze rate structures, propose annual billing rate increases, and evaluate Alternative Fee Arrangements.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages and materials for the Executive Committee, Management Committee, and Practice Group Leaders.
• Conduct variance analyses against budget and prior year periods, with narrative explanations of revenue and expense drivers.
• Develop financial models for strategic initiatives, including lateral partner hiring, office expansions, mergers, and technology investments.
• Oversee FP&A analysts and improve data architecture and reporting tools to streamline analysis.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

MBA or Master’s in Finance preferred

Tools

Thomson Reuters Elite 3E

Aderant Expert

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

Adaptive Insights

Anaplan

Job description

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks a Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis to drive the firm’s budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis in a hybrid role based in the United States.

The role focuses on profitability by partner, practice group, and client, with oversight of compensation modeling and practice analytics. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of FP&A experience in a law firm or professional services setting, strong Excel and BI skills, and deep knowledge of legal accounting