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Essential Job Functions
The Senior Revenue Management Analyst, M&A will work with Finance and Senior Partners to manage all aspects of Revenue operations related to the M&A Practice. Specifically, this role is responsible for the consolidated reporting of the practice with a focus towards driving actionable insights to improve performance. This role is a combination of finance and operations, with the successful candidate taking ownership for working with teams to drive improvements. The ideal candidate will be a problem solver and a story teller; someone who is able to manipulate, synthesize, and understand data before drawing conclusions and concisely presenting findings to leadership.
This is a new position within the Revenue function. The candidate does not need prior M&A experience; however, he/she must be eager to learn.
Essential Functions: (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)
- Create Insightful Analyses
- Develop recurring monthly reporting highlighting practice performance, including risks, opportunities, and themes in the business
- Produce monthly risk assessments on the portfolio using metrics such as Months of Unrealized Assets (DSO), unbilled time and accounts receivable aging, and current time worked trends
- Provide necessary reporting and updates to keep Partner billing on-track. Review accounts receivables and unbilled time reporting to ensure timely billing and collection
- Communicate findings from reporting and analysis to Partners in a confident, articulate, and professional manner.
- Provide ad hoc reports as needed
- Streamline Administration Related to Billing and Collection
- Act as primary point-of-contact for Leadership and Revenue Team for all Revenue related questions related to M&A
- Based on the results of reporting, work with Revenue team to address issues and improve outcomes
- Assist M&A Partners and Revenue Team on broader initiatives
- Create Best Practices
- Develop relationships across M&A Group, getting to know attorneys, staff, processes, and matters.
- Identify opportunities to implement technology, as appropriate.
- Develop processes to quickly highlight and address issues.
- Work with Billing Team leadership to improve overall process.
- Develop and/or lead change management efforts across all phases of projects and initiatives to drive the Firm’s culture of continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Requirements
- The Senior Revenue Analyst will have a Bachelor’s Degree.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Finance or Accounting. Big 4 experience preferred.
- Established collaboration skills and the ability to communicate with openness and transparency both.
- Outstanding organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain relationships at various levels within the Firm
- Excellent project management skills. Ability to manage reporting and analysis for multiple partners and clients
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
- Desire to provide the highest level of service
- Team focused
- Proven change management skills.
Technologies/Software
- MS Office with emphasis on Advanced Excel skills and PowerPoint presentation experience; knowledge of SQL a plus
- General accounting software and database software, with an existing understanding of relational database concepts; knowledge of PowerBI a plus
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment.
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