Manager, Finance (Legal)
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Job Location:
San Mateo, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 138300 - 207500
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Manager Finance (Legal)
San Mateo CA (Hybrid) or West Coast (Remote)
Business Planning & Operations (BP&O) is seeking a Finance Manager to support the Legal corporate function. You will work with Legal leadership and Finance to help plan forecast and analyze spend across outside counsel compliance initiatives IP protection and department operations. You will be responsible for preparing and analyzing financial plans monitoring spend against budgets and providing actionable insights to support strategic decision-making. The Finance Manager will ensure alignment with corporate policies support monthly and annual financial cycles and deliver clear executive-ready reporting for leadership reviews. This role reports to the Director of BP&O Corp Functions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead monthly close activities for Legal Finance including accruals reclasses and variance analysis; present performance summaries and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of driver-based forecast and budget models for outside counsel eDiscovery compliance programs and IP enforcement.
- Manage tracking of commitments and actuals; partner with Legal Operations and Procurement to optimize POs/SOWs rate cards and spend controls.
- Continuously improve reporting to highlight trends risks and opportunities; drive automation of recurring reports when appropriate.
- Lead legal scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to quantify the financial impact of regulatory changes risk mitigation and portfolio decisions.
- Prepare executive-ready materials for monthly reviews budget reviews (7F/10F/1F) and ad hoc leadership requests.
- Manage and develop junior finance team member fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field; advanced credentials (MBA CPA CFA) are a plus.
- 7 years of progressive experience in FP&A corporate finance or legal operations finance with at least 2 years in a managerial or lead capacity.
- Proficiency with Excel (advanced formulas modeling); knowledge of Workday Adaptive EPM a plus
- Deep understanding of legal operations finance including outside counsel management and compliance is a plus.
- Exceptional analytical problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to influence and partner with non-finance stakeholders.
- High attention to detail strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and location.
In addition this role is eligible for SIEs top-tier benefits package that includes medical dental vision matching 401(k) paid time off wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
This is a flexible role that can be remote with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. For example if you are based out of Seattle the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$138300 - $207500 USD
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Cognos
- Forecasting
- Hyperion
- Dealership Experience
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
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