Assistant Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Summary

The FP&A Assistant Manager will be responsible for developing and preparing various analysis of firm financial results as well as assisting with the budget process and subsequent reporting of actuals vs budget. This would entail working with the senior analysts and preparing / reviewing information regarding revenue generation, financial profitability, expense analysis / allocations, capital expenditures etc. Overseeing and leading of department initiatives related to annual budget process, monthly meetings and various ad hoc projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist and support key strategic initiatives in the Firm with financial modeling and data mining analysis
• Prepare impactful visual presentations of complex data to facilitate decision making
• Develop new approaches to integrate information from multiple sources to improve the ability of decision makers to have access to critical business intelligence
• Help identify and analyze new ways to understand underlying Firm profitability, including development of business models for practice areas of the Firm
• Weekly, monthly and annual preparation of standard management reports as well as any ad-hoc analytical requests from management
• Assist in managing the annual budget and reforecast process together with preparing related summary analyses and presentation which entails working with different Branch Office / Departments
• Performs monthly detailed expense analyses between actuals vs budgets of departments, offices and projects within the Firm including explanation for the variances
• Work and communicate with Branch Office / Department Heads as a Finance liaison to improve analysis of financial information
• Manage project improvement initiatives involving coordination of efforts between multiple departments
• Provide system support related to the extracting and loading of data across aggregate storage system
  
  

In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client informationare to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.

Qualifications

• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Oracle Hyperion Essbase
• Knowledge of SQL and legal / professional services database structure
• Knowledge of various information technology / accounting systems (experience with Elite 3E is a plus)
• Comprehensive analytical and problem-solving skills including profitability, cost accounting and financial modeling experience
• Strong and proven project management skills, written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills, business writing
• Proactive and results oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Ability to deal with all levels of firm personnel and client contacts
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently
  
  

Education And/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree (preferable Finance or Accounting) with at least eight years of experience in a senior or manager capacity. Management and / or experience gained in the legal industry or professional services organization is a plus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation

The base salary range offered for this role will be $140,000.00 to $170,000. When determining a candidate’s compensation offer, elements unique to each person are taken into consideration including but not limited to skill set, experience level, performance, professional certifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the Firm.

The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits .