Goodwin
Financial Services
Sr.FinancialAnalyst
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“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.
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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