King & Spalding
Legal
FinancialAnalystII
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“Financial Analyst II at King & Spalding. Skills: Financial analysis, Reporting, Modeling. Assist with designing reporting packages. Assess practice group performance”
Industry & Context.
Identify and investigate trends; Identify improvement opportunities
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree required, 2 years of job-related experience
Nice to Have
Concentration in Finance or Accounting preferred, Experience in a law firm preferred, Experience in professional services firm preferred, Experience with SQL preferred, Experience with PowerBI preferred, Experience with legal financial systems preferred, Experience with Aderant preferred, Experience with Elite preferred
What You'll Do.
Assist with designing reporting packages
Assess practice group performance
Investigate anomalies
Investigate opportunities
Design reporting processes
Maintain reporting processes
Assess delivery methods
Identify improvement opportunities
Work with Financial Systems teams
Develop reporting tools
Enhance reporting tools
Generate ad hoc financial models
Generate data analysis
Prepare management reports
Assist in preparing management reports
Prepare recurring reports
Prepare special management reports
Manipulate data in Excel
Summarize financial reports
Work closely with Finance functions
Support Rate Management
Provide support to Business Operations teams
Support Business Development
Support Lawyer Talent
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Financial Systems; Work with IT teams; Work with Finance functions; Support Business Operations teams
Communication Scope
Communicate insights confidently
Full Job Description
King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape. We are seeking a Financial Analyst to play a pivotal role in supporting the firm’s business goals through reporting, modeling, and analyzing financial data. This work includes developing and interpreting practice group performance metrics and designing reporting processes and tools to provide timely and actionable data to practice group leaders and other members of senior leadership. This role involves de-aggregating metrics and providing recommendations for improvement, assessing performance against key industry benchmarks, and assessing the impact of various performance improvement efforts. _**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:**_ * Assist with designing reporting packages and analyses to assess and understand practice group performance * Identify and investigate trends, anomalies, and opportunities. * Design and maintain reporting processes, and regularly assess delivery methods and identify improvement opportunities. * Work with the Financial Systems and IT teams on the development and enhancement of reporting tools, including dashboards and other dynamic reporting tools. * Generate ad hoc financial models and data analysis * Prepare, or assist in the preparation, of recurring and special management reports. * Prepare queries across multiple sources to generate data. * Manipulate data in Excel spreadsheets or other tools in order to summarize financial reports requested. * Work closely with other Finance functions, including Pricing, Billing, and Rate Management, on reporting needs and ad hoc requests for financial information and analysis. * Provide support to other Business Operations teams, including Business Development, Lawyer Talent, and Recruiting, as requested. _**QUALIFICATIONS:**_ * Bachelor’s
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