Goodwin

Financial Services

Sr.FinancialAnalyst

$95–125k Boston, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Financial Analyst at Goodwin. Skills: Financial analysis, Financial modeling, Reporting, Data analysis. Maintain financial models. Enhance financial models”

What You'll Achieve.

Supporting month end close process; Managing attorney productivity process; Providing support for annual attorney performance reviews; Analyzing financial performance against budget/forecast; Providing ad-hoc support for financial data requests; Improving financial status; Ensuring financial data integrity; Monitoring drivers of financial variances; Explaining drivers of financial variances; Recommending process improvements; Recommending reporting improvements; Supporting business performance; Supporting decision-making; Supporting Finance leadership; Supporting industry group leadership; Informing financial objectives; Informing strategic decision-making; Enhancing data quality; Enhancing data accuracy; Enhancing efficiency; Improving reporting quality; Improving reporting timeliness; Automating workflows; Enhancing insight speed; Enhancing insight quality; Continuous improvement of FP&A processes; Continuous improvement of FP&A tools; Continuous improvement of FP&A reporting

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Analytical skills; Problem-solving skills; Attention to detail; Structure complex problems; Analyze complex problems; Develop data-driven solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field, 3-5 years of related experience in financial analysis, Advanced Excel skills, Proficiency in financial modeling, Proficiency in data analysis, Proficiency in forecasting, Working with large datasets

Nice to Have

Experience with data visualization tools, Experience with BI tools, Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI

What You'll Do.

Maintain financial models

Enhance financial models

Provide financial analysis

Deliver actionable insights

Develop reporting methodology

Perform variance analysis

Highlight critical variances

Identify remedial actions

Analyze financial data

Analyze operational data

Generate insight-driven reporting

Produce analytical reporting packages

Partner with cross-functional teams

Deliver ad-hoc analysis

Deliver structured analysis

Support FP&A Leadership

Support Department Directors

Provide data-driven insights

Inform financial objectives

Inform strategic decision-making

Identify process improvements

Implement automation opportunities

Enhance data accuracy

Optimize financial systems

Improve reporting quality

Improve reporting timeliness

Leverage advanced analytics tools

Enhance insight speed

Enhance insight quality

Contribute to FP&A improvement

Support collaboration

Support documentation

Support knowledge sharing

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with colleagues; Cross-functional learning; Networking; Collaboration; Partnering with attorneys; Partnering with clients; Partner with cross-functional teams; Works effectively within teams; Works effectively across teams; Contributes to team environment; Build trust-based relationships with peers; Build trust-based relationships with stakeholders

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Interpersonal skills; Translate data into clear business insights

Full Job Description

**Join Goodwin’s Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale.** At Goodwin, we work with some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. As part of the Global Operations Team – all business professionals at the firm – you’ll collaborate with colleagues from varied backgrounds and experiences, fostering an environment where cross-functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core of what we do. **Here, we’re not just supporting a law firm; we’re partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions** in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions. Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we’re proud to have been recognised as the “Best Business Team” by The American Lawyer. This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers. The Senior Financial Analyst will be a key member of the FP&A team responsible for supporting the month end close process working with finance leadership and cross-functional departments in the business. This role will focus on managing our attorney productivity process, providing support for annual attorney (hours based) performance reviews, analyzing financial performance against budget/forecast and providing ad-hoc support for financial data requests across our Partnership and GO! Team Leadership. This position will assist in improving financial status by ensuring financial data integrity, monitoring and explaining drivers of financial variances and recommending process and reporting improvements to management. **What You Will Do:** * Maintain and enhance financial models, including improving underlying assumptions, scalability, and usability for stak

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