Engineer Financial Services

Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the worlds major corporations funds and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.

We are a collegial collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity support and development they need to grow thrive and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firms client service principles of excellence strategic partnership commercial instinct integrated strengths innovation and collaboration across our international firm.

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service initiative professionalism responsiveness and adaptability you may be the person we are seeking to join our Accounting and Analysis department in our Chicago office as an Engineer: Financial Services.

The Engineer: Financial Services is responsible for the support and development of the Finance & Accounting departments data analysis dashboarding & reporting needs. The incumbent will move and transform data so that it can be easily analyzed visualized and worked upon by the business user community. They will guide both business and technical users through the process of identifying and locating the data they need to solve their business needs and to ensure that the users are able to securely access that data. The incumbent will partner and work closely with existing Finance & IT staff including the Revenue Cycle Operations Billing Operations AR AP FP&A Pricing Rates Management Data & Analytics Business Intelligence Financial Systems and Project Management teams.

Essential Functions:

• Rapidly builds and maintains an understanding of the firms data landscape the key systems and databases used across the firm how they are used their data data models and data integrations with a specific focus on Finance & Accounting data
• Works with the Data Architecture team develops scalable reliable pipelines and ETL processes to manage the flow of data into out of and between these systems in order to:
  • Acquire and feed systems with the data they require
  • Maintain data cleanliness and accuracy
  • Join and relate data from disparate systems
  • Prepare data for modelling reporting visualization and analysis
  • Generate a variety of reporting outputs leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform and other tools
• Works with our Enterprise Data Architect in the design and implementation of new data models that may pertain to Finance & Accounting and the other teams mentioned above
• Designs and build SQL queries views functions and stored procedures
• Develops and implements various Finance & Accounting and related dashboards in Power BI and other platforms
• Provides technical assistance and guidance to others both within and outside of IT helping them to locate and access the data they need exercising judgment to choose between self-service and more interactive solutions
• Collaborates with our Enterprise Data Architect and Data Engineers in other functions to build a strong community of expertise that supports the development and delivery of the firms data strategy
• Designs builds and tests data structures pipelines and reporting process/systems in a sustainable manner applying automation methods where appropriate
• Accountable for software support related to departments customized or packaged financial applications
• Participates in the evaluation of new financial products/applications deemed to be appropriate for the Firms business as required
• Writes develops and reviews design interface user functional and technical design documentation
• Provides relevant support for financial applications supported by the Firm

Education/Training/Certifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Finance or another quantitative or technical field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job
• Data engineering certifications (e.g. Azure Certified Data Engineer) are a plus

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 3 years previous professional experience as a Data Analyst Engineer Financial Analyst or similar role required
• Experience working with organizational data warehouses including the creation and management of the data residing within them required
• Experience developing relationships with key business stakeholders to understand business requirements and support the adoption of new data and reporting solutions required
• History of working with team members across multiple offices preferred especially in a global setting

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office products required including Visio
• Experience with Enterprise Relational Database Technologies required including but not limited to:
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Azure SQL
• Experience with Enterprise Data Management Technologies required including but not limited to:
  • Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
  • Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
  • Microsoft Power Platform experience
  • Experience with Enterprise Data Warehousing Technologies including but not limited to:
  • Azure SQL Data Warehouse / Azure Dedicated Pools
  • Cognos Analytics or Tableau experience preferred

Performance Traits:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills able to communicate with various audiences effectively and in a professional manner at all levels of the Firm and with outside vendors
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to investigate and assess complex systems to propose technical solutions and explain them to a non-technical audience
• Strong organizational and time management priority-setting and troubleshooting skills especially when responding to unanticipated business requirements
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm
• Able to effectively communicate and influence others outside the direct chain of reporting
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with shifting priorities
• Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
• Strong customer service skills able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment
• Strong attention to detail organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
• Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion
• Willing to challenge the status quo

Physical Requirements:

• May require travel to other offices as needed

The typical pay scale for this position is between $94000 and $124000 although the actual wage or salary could be lower or higher if the candidates education experience skills and internal pay alignment are different from those specified.

The above is a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance 401(k) savings plan back-up childcare and eldercare generous paid time off (PTO) as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.

Thank you for your interest in Mayer Brown. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities and disabled veterans. To request a reasonable accommodation related to the application process and/or job interview please email. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.

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