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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · 3 days ago

Senior Financial Analyst

positionNYC Metro Area
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$120K/yr - $145K/yr
date5+ years exp

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to provide financial planning, analysis, and decision support to Firm management. The role involves profitability assessments, projections, client analytics, and collaborating with various teams to drive financial and strategic goals.

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Responsibilities

Assess quarterly profitability and conduct break-even analysis by utilizing key metrics such as hours, leverage, and expenses. This includes providing comparisons on a monthly, quarterly, and year-over-year basis, identifying trends, delivering insights, and making recommendations to management
Collaborate with the Practice(s) to help them reach their financial and strategic goals by gaining a thorough understanding of the Practice and offering data-driven recommendations for action
Contribute to the Firm’s business development efforts by delivering insights into our clients' financial performance, identifying trends, and uncovering opportunities to help formulate our client teams’ growth strategy
Build relationships with Partners and business leaders to ensure appropriate support of strategic initiatives
Assist with various Firmwide initiatives, including revenue projections, attorney promotion review processes and the annual business planning process
Build and maintain complex financial models
Support the analysis of metrics for our offices, practices, clients and matters
Collaborate with other groups within Finance (Billing, Pricing, etc.) on analysis of pricing arrangements in RFP process, fee agreement approval review, etc
Engage in various special projects related to profitability, client analysis, reporting enhancements, and process simplification for the department
Adhere to Firm policy and procedures, escalating issues when appropriate

Qualification

Financial analysisFinancial modelingPower BIMS ExcelMS PowerPointData analysisAnalytical skillsProblem-solvingCritical thinkingOrganizational skillsAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required
Minimum of five years of financial analysis experience in legal or related field
Demonstrate flexibility and initiative with respect to handling multiple projects and shifting priorities
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities
Ability to work well independently as well as effectively within a Global team
Ability to effectively present information verbally and in writing, with ability to influence stakeholders
Proven ability to work with financial systems, data cubes, and dashboards
Excellent attention to detail
Strong organizational skills
Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to learn new software and operating systems

Preferred

Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred

Company

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms.
dateFounded in 1884
location
New York, NY, US
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.simpsonthacher.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Kelly Stevens
Chief Operating Officer
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Alan Turner
Partner
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