Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in Los Angeles, CA

Law Firm

Los Angeles, CA

Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in Los Angeles, CA

Legal Staff

7-7 yrs required

No

Job Title: Pricing Manager – Profitability & Analytics

Job Responsibilities:
The Pricing Manager – Profitability & Analytics plays a crucial role within the Global Finance team at the law firm. The primary responsibilities include supporting the pricing approval function to ensure the financial integrity of fee arrangements, fostering strategic and profitable growth across all practice areas, and reviewing, validating, and approving fee proposals that involve discounts, alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), and other non-standard terms. The goal is to ensure financial soundness, consistency, and alignment with the firm's objectives. Key responsibilities also entail:

- Providing data-driven recommendations and materials to support the firm's Pricing Approval Committee.
- Identifying risk trends, opportunity areas, and potential guardrails for fee flexibility.
- Developing Key Performance Indicators and reporting frameworks to track pricing approval volume, turnaround time, financial impact, and exceptions.
- Generating monthly/quarterly insights for executive leadership to inform pricing policy and client strategy.
- Partnering with key leadership stakeholders to develop workflows, escalation paths, and policies for an efficient, responsive, and auditable approval process.
- Improving operational excellence and creating scalable solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams, such as Conflicts, Technology, and Legal Project Management (LPM).
- Streamlining intake, approvals, documentation, and compliance tracking.
- Partnering with Legal Project Management (LPM) and Finance to conduct retrospectives on engagements that involved discounted or non-standard pricing.
- Identifying lessons learned and feedback loops to improve future decision-making.
- Protecting and maintaining highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that the law firm retains.

Education and Experience Information:
Candidates interested in the Pricing Manager position should meet the following educational and experience requirements:

- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, business administration, or a related field, with preference given to candidates with an MBA.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of analytical experience in finance or a related professional services environment.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience leading projects and other initiatives, preferably.
- Previous experience in a customer-focused position is preferred.
- Previous experience in running revenue-related programs is preferred.

Successful candidates should also demonstrate knowledge of various information technology systems, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Business Objects, exhibit strong knowledge of market research resources and financial reporting, and possess excellent financial modeling and project management skills.

Salary Information:
The position offers a competitive salary range, with a minimum pay rate of USD $170, per year and a maximum pay rate of USD $190, per year. Additionally, successful candidates will be provided with a generous total compensation package, which includes bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance.

Benefits & Additional Information:
The law firm offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, 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, including mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, and well-being events.
- Professional development programs.
- Employee discounts.
- Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff.

The law firm is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable statute. The firm also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO).