Finance Lead – FIC

Role Overview

• Providing insight into the economic performance and financial health of clients, matters, and legal teams
• Building and maintaining complex analytical models that leverage the firm’s data to provide insightful analysis
• Responding to specific requests of business partners and leading those colleagues toward a robust financial outcome
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and leveraging insights to enhance meaningful outcomes and cross-functional relationships
• Working to ensure the FIC team delivers a quality professional product within the established timeframe and with consistent procedures to maximize accuracy and minimize turnaround time on both quick daily requests and complex long-term analytical and technology projects
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field
• A minimum of five (5) years of analytical experience in finance, accounting, or related professional services environment
• A minimum of five years of cumulative experience
• A minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience at professional services organization, preferably

Benefits

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff