Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

Description

Sr. FP&A Analyst

The Economics, Damages, & Investigations (“EDI”) Financial Planning and Analysis (“FP&A”) Senior Analyst will join BRG’s FP&A team, a small, highly dynamic, and entrepreneurial team within BRG’s finance organization. The Analyst will be part of BRG’s finance organization reporting to the Manager of FP&A EDI, supporting many of BRG’s EDI business units and their leaders with respect to a wide variety of planning, analysis, accounting, and financial management topics connected to these practices and their matters. This position’s location is flexible; however, Washington DC, Dallas or Chicago is preferred.  The EDI business units include practices across a diverse set of concentration areas (including but not limited to Anti-Trust, Accounting, Economics, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Capital Markets, Insurance Claims, and others) that do business with clients across the world.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following characteristics:

• Analytical Capabilities: Acquire and manipulate data, convert it into useful information for Community Leaders, and effectively communicate insights.
• Customer Service: Demonstrates a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly and professionally.
• Systems Proficiency: Comfortable in a system-driven environment, continuously gathering system knowledge to improve work processes and procedures.
• Self-Motivating: Possesses an internal drive to perform at a high level and continuously develop.
• Proactive: Exhibits a can-do attitude, not afraid of challenges, and takes initiative.
• Accuracy/Detail Orientation: Delivers accurate and error-free results in both form and substance.
• Discretion: Able to work with confidential information, appropriately sharing and segregating information.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with individuals of varying styles and backgrounds across the company.

Core responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Analyze current and historical trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost, staff utilization and report on variances.
• Review complex data and analytics from various sources for accuracy and deliver useful analyses.
• Work with the Controllers group and FP&A Manager to ensure proper revenue recognition for non-standard and complex matters. Assist in implementing revenue recognition concepts, including identifying matters with complex revenue attributes, analyzing matters to isolate and model performance obligations, and creating supporting schedules and worksheets to support revenue recognition throughout the life of the matter under the supervision of the Controllers group.
• Work closely with FP&A Manager, creating budgets, forecasts, and various other financials models used for control and decision making.
• Actively collaborate with operations team within EDI on KPI reporting and identify areas for improvement and monitor results.
• Present financial results or models to management and experts.
• Create ad-hoc reports by analyzing data for various operating groups.
• Partner with the Controllers and Data Analytics departments to resolve any issues in a prompt and timely manner.
• Protects organization’s integrity by keeping information confidential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business (preferred majors are Accounting and Finance)
• Intermediate level Excel user including graphs, formulas, pivot tables, data connections, and visual basic macros
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access and experience with SQL and/or relational databases preferred
• Familiarity with financial ERP systems, Workday, or similar, a plus. 
• 2-5 years of professional experience preferred

Salary Range: $80,000-$105,000

LI-AW1
#LI-REMOTE

About BRG

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations. Headquartered in California with over 40 offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines. BRG strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is instinctive, not an initiative. We celebrate and value the diversity of our professionals and are dedicated to maintaining a truly inclusive work environment where all individuals feel respected and valued. We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next.

Berkeley Research Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

Know Your Rights

EEO is the Law Poster Supplement

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

BRG is an E-Verify Employer

Right To Work Poster