Cleveland, Ohio, 44113
Job description
Financial Analyst
Cleveland, OH – Hybrid
$90,000-$110,000
Overview:
As a Financial Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in assisting the firm’s leadership by delivering insightful financial analyses, effective budgeting, forecasting, and reporting that enhance decision-making processes across the organization. This position involves collaborating closely with the Senior Financial Analyst and the Director of Finance to transform financial data into actionable insights.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the annual budgeting process and regular forecasting updates, which encompass workforce planning along with revenue and expense estimations.
- Participate in the analysis of attorney compensation through evaluating performance metrics, identifying trends, and conducting benchmarking activities.
- Examine profitability across matters, clients, practice areas, and individual attorneys (including metrics such as realization, utilization, leverage, and rate performance).
- Create and manage reports and dashboards that highlight critical performance indicators.
- Provide on-demand analysis and reports to fulfill requests from management and leadership.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and clarity in all delivered reports.
- Employ analytical skills to detect trends, risks, and opportunities within financial and operational datasets.
- Coordinate with operational and legal teams to discern business needs and tailor analyses to meet those needs.
- Propose improvements to reporting mechanisms, workflows, and data utilization in order to boost insight and operational efficiency.
- Utilize financial and practice management systems for data extraction, validation, and analysis.
- Assist in the integration of financial systems with timekeeping, billing platforms, and reporting tools.
- Document reporting logic, assumptions, and methods to enhance scalability and consistency.
- Perform additional finance-related tasks and support special projects as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a relevant field.
- 2 to 4 years of experience in financial analysis, preferably in a professional services or law firm setting.
- Proficient in Excel; familiarity with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau is advantageous.
- Demonstrated analytical thinking, a proactive approach in questioning, and the ability to clearly present insights and recommendations.
- Strong attention to detail coupled with a solid sense of ownership and accountability.
STEMHUNTER is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
