Finance Manager – Practice Management

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The Finance Manager Practice Management is an integral part of Lathams Revenue & Financial Analysis team. This role will be responsible for serving as a strategic financial adviser to the firms leadership teams including department practice and industry groups while partnering with firm leadership teams to assess current performance and trends benchmark against historical and forwardlooking goals and codevelop strategic business plans to achieve those goals. This role will be located in either our New Yorkoffice or Global Services Office in Downtown Los Angeles.Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a trusted strategic adviser to senior partners by having a deep and comprehensive understanding of the financial and strategic aspects of the firm as well as the broader market and industry
• Facilitating clear and concise internal communications by delivering financial and strategic information to senior decisionmakers through presentations written reports and informal advisory conversations
• Developing and refining financial models reporting and analytics independently and in collaboration with others both monthly and ad hoc leveraging firm data stores and analytic tools to identify performance trends surface emerging issues and deliver datadriven recommendations
• Analyzing client performance data to identify growth opportunities and deepen key client relationships
• Evaluating strategic initiatives by directing research on competition markets geographies and areas of law and framing findings to enable leadership actioN
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive confidential privileged financial and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
  

Wed love to hear from you if you:

• Possess strong business acumen with the ability to connect financial data to broader strategic objectives and articulate the so what behind the numbers
• Demonstrate strategic thinking ability with a track record of providing forwardlooking insight rather than purely backwardlooking reporting
• Exhibit demonstrated curiosity and a growth mindset as a continuous learner who proactively seeks to understand the business and improve processes

And have:

• A bachelors degree or equivalent in economics finance business administration or a related field
• A minimum of six (6) years of experience in finance or related professional services preferably with prior experience running revenuerelated programs
• A minimum of six (6) years of cumulative experience
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience leading projects or initiatives preferably

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Lathams comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• 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

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