Financial Analyst

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Finance & Accounting

1 Opening

Washington, DC

Job Number: 2024

The Finance & Accounting Department of Arnold & Porter has an opening for a Financial Analyst in the Washington, DC office. As a member of the firm’s Pricing Team, the Financial Analyst will function as one of the primary legal pricing professionals in our Washington, DC office, while reporting to the Manager of Pricing and Practice Analysis. The Financial Analyst will work directly with attorneys to develop pricing strategies, create innovative fee structures, and implement analytics and reporting to measure success.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Pricing - Partnering with attorneys to develop pricing strategies and fee structures that drive sector growth. Helping train attorneys on pricing best practices, assessing and tracking alternative fee arrangement risks, and communicating client value.

Profitability - Responding to attorney requests for internal metrics by developing financial models to assess the profitability of new business proposals. Assisting in the development of creative, workable pricing solutions using alternative fee arrangements.

Practice Analysis - Preparing and providing analysis of practice and office specific and firm wide monthly financial reports (i.e., working attorney productivity reports, key performance indicator reports, client and attorney reports, etc.) and working directly with attorneys and management to enhance business management through financial analyses and assisting with business plans.

Best Practices - Leading individual and group attorney training sessions as needed. Actively promoting the firm’s business intelligence software, tools and matter management techniques.

Business Development - Assisting with budgeting and pricing related aspects of RFPs and client fee arrangement negotiations. Collaborating with Marketing to construct client budgets, rate structures, and alternative fee arrangements that maximize client value and firm profitability.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree required.

A minimum of two years of experience in a legal, or related financial planning and analysis role.

Proven analytical skills with advanced knowledge of data mining using MS Excel.

Prior experience with business intelligence or report writing software preferred.

Must be team-oriented and able to share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures.

Collaborates effectively and professionally with all levels of the firm, including clients, attorneys, and colleagues.

Ability to influence all levels of the organization. Can effectively present complex financial information in a distilled and easily understood format that will enhance decision-making.

Ability to lead, as well as serve as a team member of, cross-departmental initiatives.

Strong communication (written and oral) skills

Flexibility to work additional hours as necessary.

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