Consultative Search Group
Finance Manager (Los Angeles)
Consultative Search Group, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
A global professional services firm seeks a Finance Manager to join their dynamic team. The Finance Manager
Profitability & Analytics is an integral part of the firms global finance team. This role will be responsible for supporting firms pricing approval function, ensuring the financial integrity of fee arrangements while fostering strategic and profitable growth across all practice areas, while reviewing, validating, and approving fee proposals involving discounts, alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), and other non-standard terms to ensure financial soundness, consistency, and alignment with firm objectives. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence. Responsibilities Providing data-driven recommendations and materials to support the firms Pricing Approval Committee, and 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 to ensure an efficient, responsive, and auditable approval process Improving operational excellence and create scalable solutions in partnership with cross-functional teamsincluding Conflicts, Technology, and Legal Project Management (LPM)to streamline 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 any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that firm retains Qualifications A Bachelors degree or equivalent in economics, finance, business administration, or related field, preferably an MBA A minimum of seven (7) years analytical experience in finance or related professional services environment A minimum of two (2) years leading projects and other initiatives, preferably Previous experience in a customer-focused position, preferably Previous experience in running revenue-related programs, preferably Demonstrate knowledge of various information technology systems, including knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Business Objects Exhibit strong knowledge of market research resources and financial reporting Possess excellent financial modeling skills and project management skills
Benefits
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
Many of our job openings can be viewed at https://jobs.crelate.com/portal/consultativesg
Profitability & Analytics is an integral part of the firms global finance team. This role will be responsible for supporting firms pricing approval function, ensuring the financial integrity of fee arrangements while fostering strategic and profitable growth across all practice areas, while reviewing, validating, and approving fee proposals involving discounts, alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), and other non-standard terms to ensure financial soundness, consistency, and alignment with firm objectives. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence. Responsibilities Providing data-driven recommendations and materials to support the firms Pricing Approval Committee, and 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 to ensure an efficient, responsive, and auditable approval process Improving operational excellence and create scalable solutions in partnership with cross-functional teamsincluding Conflicts, Technology, and Legal Project Management (LPM)to streamline 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 any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that firm retains Qualifications A Bachelors degree or equivalent in economics, finance, business administration, or related field, preferably an MBA A minimum of seven (7) years analytical experience in finance or related professional services environment A minimum of two (2) years leading projects and other initiatives, preferably Previous experience in a customer-focused position, preferably Previous experience in running revenue-related programs, preferably Demonstrate knowledge of various information technology systems, including knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Business Objects Exhibit strong knowledge of market research resources and financial reporting Possess excellent financial modeling skills and project management skills
Benefits
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
Many of our job openings can be viewed at https://jobs.crelate.com/portal/consultativesg