Associate Director of Finance

Associate Director of Pricing and Analytics

Job Description

Position Type : Exempt, Full time

Hybrid 1-3 days in office [1 day required]

Location : Downtown Los Angeles

SUMMARY

The Associate Director of Pricing and Analytics collaborates with the Director of Pricing & Analytics, leaders in the Financial Services Group, the Marketing team, IT, and Partners of the firm to implement and support the development, approval and ongoing evaluation of billing rates and alternative fee arrangements. This individual will provide financial consulting to Partners and executive management, including formulating pricing strategies and managing legal fees and costs against client and Partner expectations. This role is a hands-on position requiring a confident and self-starting team player with the ability to advance the capabilities of this function. The Associate Director of Pricing and Analytics has strong analytical, communication, and systems skills to support the firm’s partners and engage with clients when appropriate. The ability to build credibility and rapport with attorneys, team members, and across departments is critical.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Collaborate with our Partners to respond to complex pricing requests such as competitive pitches, budgets, rates analysis and client negotiations.

Define scope and develop task-based budgets.

Define approach, analyze and interpret comparable matter data, and correct for anomalies.

Create, optimize, and publish proposal tracking and client health dashboards.

Delegate and prioritize incoming requests and balance team workload.

Lead administrator for technology solutions with responsibility to optimize utilization and processes.

COMPETENCIES

Teamwork and Cooperation

Treats others with respect; works well with others; asks for help when necessary; willing to share credit; avoids pointing fingers or assigning blame; volunteers to help others when available to do so; empathetic to others.

Communication

Communicates clearly and appropriately with adequate frequency and tools; understands the need for regular, timely and high-quality communication; listens actively and asks appropriate questions; understands the message.

Flexibility

Adapts to changing conditions; willing to do something new / different; open to change; accepting differences.

Problem Solving

Seeks solutions to problems; proposes creative and effective solutions to problems; examines underlying cause of problems when seeking a solution.

Service Focus

Desires to help or serve those requesting service to meet their needs, responsive and available when needed, proactively anticipates needs and expectations and acts accordingly to support the success of the Firm.

Self-Development

Uses constructive feedback to improve; learns from mistakes; shows eagerness and capacity to learn; attends available training; shows interest in improving self; proactively looks for opportunities to gain experience in a range of responsibilities.

Organization and Time Management

Orderly in approach to work; able to plan and execute work effectively and accurately; tracks and follows through on requests; maintains a well-organized and clean work area; prioritizes and understands urgency; able to be punctual and prepared; manages multiple tasks simultaneously.

Composure

Understands what triggers emotions and uses that knowledge to maintain a professional presence.

Analytical Thinking

Works systematically and logically to analyze information, identify causations and anticipate results. Investigates issues by drawing on own experience and knowledge and calls on other resources as necessary

Integrity

Deals with ethical issues appropriately. Acts in a way that is consistent with Firm values.

TOOLS

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, OneNote).

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