Financial Planning & Pricing Manager
hace 20 días
New York
Job Description Incisive. Inclusive. Invested. We’re Axinn. Experienced, tenacious, and always trial-ready, we are committed to understanding complex legal challenges that impact the future of our clients' businesses, globally. Focusing on antitrust, intellectual property, and high-stakes litigation, our extensive teams in the U.S. possess deep knowledge and client-side experience across a range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer products. At Axinn, inclusivity is central to who we are. We have a purpose that goes beyond profit, which includes fostering a fair, welcoming workplace and supporting the communities where we live and work. We actively recognize talent and promote opportunities for all team members. By embracing the unique experiences and perspectives of our people, we fuel creativity and deliver results for our clients. Under the general direction of the CFO, the Financial Planning & Pricing Manager is responsible for developing, analyzing, and implementing the firm’s pricing strategy for timekeepers, clients, and individual matters, with a focus on improving overall firm profitability. The incumbent will take primary responsibility for financial planning and budgeting, including firm-wide and matter-level budgets, and assist the CFO with strategic financial initiatives. This role includes the ongoing review of financial transactions, performing detailed financial analysis related to current and prospective client pricing and profitability, and preparing ad-hoc and customized reports. Responsibilities and Duties: • Oversees firm financial planning and client/matter pricing function, • Setting firm, department budgets and measuring performance against them. Monitor and explain variances and recommend corrective actions., • Participating in and analyzing results of various industry surveys to assist the firm in setting its attorney billing rates, expense budgets, and maintaining staffing ratios with a consistent focus on improving firm profitability., • Providing analytical support and formulate recommendations for firm management for pricing discussions including alternative fee arrangements with current and prospective clients., • Work with attorneys in setting client/matter pricing and associated budgets to achieve target profitability. Assist attorneys to proactively manage the matter performance against established budget and alert them and senior management of actual or upcoming variances., • Evaluating, recommending, and implementing technology solutions to assist in budgeting, reporting, and data analysis for the firm., • Assuming a leadership role in other special projects as assigned., • Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting, along with direct experience managing pricing and FP&A function of a law firm or another professional services organization required., • Time and billing software/system experience (i.e. Elite; Aderant; or another ERP)., • Past experience in selecting and implementing budgeting, reporting, and data analysis solutions., • Demonstrated familiarity in writing SQL queries to retrieve and analyze data., • Proven analytical skills to look at the data and translate it to the “story”., • Effective time management skills, with the ability to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously and manage multiple projects while prioritizing assignments, • Strong Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel (Excel is essential!), PowerPoint, Outlook and various document management tools., • Ability to build rapport with attorneys and professional staff., • Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail. At Axinn, we offer market competitive wages and generous benefit options to our valued employees. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: • Competitive starting pay and annual discretionary bonus and raise eligibility, • Generous paid time off benefits (vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave), • Firm paid short and long-term disability, plus life and accident insurance, • 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Cash Balance Retirement Plan with generous employer contributions (please ask for further details re: eligibility requirements), • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, • Flexible spending and health savings accounts (medical plan dependent), • Firm paid comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), • Student loan refinancing discounts, • Fitness/Gym dues reimbursement program This is a full-time, benefits eligible, exempt level position. Final rate of pay will be commensurate with the incumbent’s experience, with a targeted hiring range of $130,000.00 – $140,000.00 annually for the CT market, $160,000 - $170,000 annually for the DC and NY market (the upper range reserved for highly qualified applicants). This position is currently available in our CT, DC and NY office location only. Axinn is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to creating an environment that draws upon the strength of the diversity of its workforce to achieve excellence in the Firm's field and beyond