Financial Analyst

Job Description

The world's leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and commercial approach.

Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative and game-changing. We work seamlessly across practices, industries and jurisdictions with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and other industry-redefining companies. We are proud of our many achievements across a full spectrum of transactional and contentious practices.

The Financial Analyst will facilitate the extraction of information and the generation of detailed analytics to address complicated strategic issues in the increasingly complex and changing legal industry. The Analyst is expected to contribute across all aspects of the reporting spectrum, including report creation, development, quality assurance and delivery. A strong candidate will be highly analytical, extremely detail oriented, and have a proven track record of streamlining reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the production of financial analyses (e.g., department, practice, office, timekeeper, client) using both established and new, creative approaches.
• Assist in the Firm's annual budget process, including forecasting, tracking, and reporting performance against plan.
• Partner with key stakeholders within the Firm to design, develop, implement and maintain new reporting functionality and value-added analytics, using the various business intelligence tools at their disposal.
• Collaborate with other departments and teams across the Firm by delivering financial insights, facilitating regular meetings and follow-ups, and building and maintaining strong cross-functional relationships to support strategic and operational goals.
• Identify opportunities to automate reports and processes to drive efficiency gains within the Firm.
• Develop an understanding of the Firm's departments, practice groups and clients to help develop strategic planning initiatives.
• Contribute to the preparation of various presentations for executive leadership, including strategic business outlooks that align with the overall Firm strategy.
• Focus on fostering teamwork and collaboration to promote new ideas and introduce streamlined processes to meet deadlines and drive projects to completion.

Qualifications

This position will require physical presence in Proskauer's offices on a regular basis (at least 3x per week, or more, if it becomes the policy of the Firm or as business needs require). The anticipated compensation range for this position is $75,000-$105,000. The actual salary offered will be based on a number of factors including but not limited to the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and / or from which they will be performing the job.

Proskauer is committed to providing a work environment that includes equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.