Sr Financial Analyst, Strategic Finance

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Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst, Strategic Finance, working in collaboration with and in support of the firm’s strategic initiatives, will serve as a key resource on the Strategic Finance FP&A team and will play an integral role in developing and enhancing profitability analysis, including revenue and margin budgets and forecasts. The individual will translate complex financial, operational, and staffing data into clear insights that help leadership understand performance drivers, evaluate trade-offs, and make informed decisions. This role will lead recurring analysis, strengthen financial models and planning tools, and help ensure projections are accurate, timely, and action oriented.

In addition, this position will serve as a mentor and technical resource to financial analysts across the Strategic Finance FP&A team, helping to improve the quality, consistency, and scalability of the team’s work product. This individual is an experienced financial analyst looking to grow into a manager or people leader role.

Primary focus: profitability, revenue / margin forecasts and annual budget cycle, financial modeling, capacity planning, and analyst mentorship.

Location

This position can sit in our New York, Short Hills, or Reston office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead revenue and margin profitability analysis at the total firm level and across vertical, practice group, office, client, matter, and timekeeper views, with a focus on identifying margin improvement opportunities.
• Build, maintain, and enhance scalable financial models that integrate key revenue and expense drivers, support dynamic scenario planni