Financial Analyst

Role Overview

The Financial Analyst is responsible for assisting the Financial Analyst team in the reporting and modeling of financial and profitability data. This includes working with internal business customers to define reporting requirements, building parameter based reports for end-user execution, developing electronic distribution of reports, functioning as a liaison with the financial systems and finance operations groups, and maintaining the balancing and integrity of the firm’s financial system.

What You Will Do

Evaluate recurring data requests, advance the firm’s electronic distribution of reports, work directly with IT to assess data integrity issues, map data elements from various sources, perform extractions from the financial system, and prepare recurring and special management reports/graphs.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The position requires strong organizational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines, and proficiency with Excel, SQL, and other databases. The ideal candidate will have a high proficiency with Excel, notably advanced formulas, pivot tables, and macros, and be able to analyze relationships of financial data in order to spot variances from normal.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-2 years of experience in a law firm or corporate environment
• Ability to prepare schedules and supporting work papers in an organized manner
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines
• High proficiency with Excel, notably advanced formulas, pivot tables, and macros
• SQL experience preferred
• Ability to analyze relationships of financial data in order to spot variances from normal
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good people skills and ability to interact well with all levels of personnel
• Strong working knowledge of computer concepts
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality

Benefits

• Generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance
• Comprehensive benefit program including health and wellness plan, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and a health savings account
• 401(k) plan
• Profit sharing plan
• Substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program

Tagged as: Excel, SQL