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About the Role
The Strategic Finance Analyst, Workforce Planning, is part of the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Strategic Finance team. This role focuses on developing multi-year workforce financial models, enabling advanced financial analysis and reporting for workforce planning, capacity management, and leverage modeling. The position collaborates across departments to deliver insights that drive growth, profitability, staffing, budgeting, and operational efficiency, informing strategic decisions and supporting the firm’s profitability initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and maintaining workforce models across practice groups and business lines.
- Conduct analytics including return on investment (ROI) and margin.
- Support multi-year financial forecasts and scenario modeling.
- Collaborate with FP&A, finance data analytics, HR business partners, and business units to model growth opportunities and cost optimization strategies.
- Perform financial analysis to support capacity modeling and resource allocation at subgroup, practice group, and vertical levels.
- Contribute to the preparation of executive-level presentations and reports.
- Present and discuss analysis to Finance leadership.
- Utilize financial tools and systems to improve budgeting, forecasting accuracy, delivery, and decision-making.
- Leverage Excel, Power BI, and Power Query to independently create dynamic reports, analyze and visualize data and metrics.
- Participate in future efforts to implement a workforce planning module.
- Apply AI tools including Microsoft Copilot to streamline modeling workflows, audit modeling mechanics, automate data preparation, and enhance presentations.
- Maintain the highest level of integrity with sensitive data and design processes and reporting to ensure privacy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 2 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, or HR Analytics.
- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and external audiences.
- Produce high-quality work and respond to correspondence in an efficient, timely, and professional manner.
- Meet deadlines, manage competing priorities, and commit to meeting high standards.
- Comply with firm policies and procedures.
- Maintain confidences as required in a law firm environment.
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI, including advanced financial modeling, and dashboard creation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Collaborative, agile and curious mindset with an eagerness to learn.
- Exposure to financial planning systems and ERP tools preferred.
- Experience with SQL, Python and / or Microsoft Copilot (and Agents) preferred.
- Prior experience in legal industry or professional services preferred.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
Location
- New York
- Baltimore
- Short Hills
- Reston
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, or HR Analytics.
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- Master’s Degree in Finance, Finance Analytics, Financial Engineering or in a relevant discipline, such as Statistics or Engineering.
- CFA Level I or FMVA certification preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- $85,000 - $123,000 per year
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
About the Company
- DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.
Equal Opportunity
- DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer. 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.