at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Financial Analyst
US-TX-Houston | US-IL-Chicago | US-WI-Milwaukee
ID
2024-3129
Category
Accounting/Finance
Type
Regular Full-Time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Scheduled Hours
40+
Workplace
Hybrid
Overview
The Financial Analyst is a member of the Practice & Pricing Analytics team within the firm's Accounting & Finance department. The Financial Analyst must possess superior written and verbal communication skills as this role will will be working with attorneys at all levels as well firm leadership. As such, the role requires this person must also have excellent judgment, decision making and problem-solving skills, as well as be a creative and innovative thinker.
Responsibilities
Review the intake of new matters and clients to ensure financial requirements are documented, applied, and communicated accurately and escalate matters where necessary
Support attorneys and accounting personnel through recording and maintaining client budgets in legal project management system
Monitor, respond and escalate pricing team inquiries
Assist in the annual rate setting process by supporting analysts on the Practice & Pricing Analytics team
Generate reports used for analysis by the team both monthly and quarterly
Calculate cost factors on a routine basis, analyze variances and reconcile
Responsible for filing and maintaining monthly reports from various departments
Responsible for managing content on company intranet
Support team members in ad-hoc pricing requests
Assist attorneys with client-facing fee monitoring requests.
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required
Master's Degree, CPA, or equivalent designation preferred
Minimum one (1) years' experience as a financial analyst, financial accountant, or related work, required
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required
Knowledge of professional services, financial metrics, or billing practices preferred
Strong analytical skills and high level of attention to detail required
Understanding of legal terminology preferred
Foley offers a comprehensive benefit program which currently includes Paid Time Off; Paid Holidays; Medical, Dental and Vision insurance; 401(k) Retirement; Disability and Life insurance; Adoption Assistance; Backup Care for Dependents.
Foley & Lardner LLP is a top ranked law firm with offices throughout the United States and abroad. At Foley we strive to remain true to our core values- our clients, integrity, our people, citizenship, diversity, trust & respect, stewardship & accountability and professional satisfaction. As a result, we offer the highest quality legal counsel to our clients, as well as outstanding professional opportunities for our employees.
Foley employees enjoy a comfortable, yet professional work environment, exceptional benefit package, state-of-the-art technology, work/life balance, great working relationships and much more.
We invite you to consider a career with Foley.
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled.