Akkodis is seeking a Data Analystfor a Full Time position with a client located in Cleveland, Ohio (Hybrid), Ideally looking for applicants with a solid background in SQL, BI Tools - Power BI or Tableau and Python or R, Finance, etc.would be a plus!
Salary Range: $110-$130K/Annum ; The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.
Essential Functions:
1. Develops and coordinates pricing strategies, including analyzing client requirements and creating alternative or innovative pricing models to meet both client and firm needs/goals.
2. Builds models, templates and tools necessary for the analysis of all types of fee proposals.
3. Develops project/matter planning and budgeting techniques, processes and tools to help scope, price and staff matters.
4. Develops tools for the tracking, measurement and reporting of financial performance for hourly and AFA fee structures and for clients/matters with matter, portfolio or project management requirements.
5. Provides decision support analysis and advises firm leadership on alternative or innovative pricing arrangements and billing structures and rates.
6. In collaboration with other firm departments, assists with the implementation of profitability, utilization, staffing and legal project management software, as appropriate.
7. Works with attorneys to define/refine scope and build budgets at the task and/or phase code level, if necessary, and assist with the management of related matters. Evaluate proposed engagement budgets against prior engagements.
8. Undertakes the preparation of studies, reports, and analyses on pricing arrangements at the firm, departmental, practice and client level, including analysis of prior work, estimates and leverage.
9. Produces and runs pricing scenario modeling for future fee proposals by combining specific criteria with prior work models.
10. Identifies financial trends and alternative or innovative pricing best practices and recommend improvements, including the identification and evaluation of market pricing tools and external sources of information. Carry out training and implementation of those tools throughout the firm.
11. Supports the Business Development/Marketing Department to provide information and informed responses for the financial portions of client proposals and RFPs, as well as client outreach and engagement efforts.
12. Oversees matter closing documentation, including gathering relevant matter data intelligence for use in knowledge management and future pricing, project budgets and analysis. Ensure data integrity of clients/matters, including alternative billing arrangements.
13. Creates, runs and analyzes financial performance and variance reports and provide profitability and financial analysis on all aspects of firm production. Prepare and analyze the firm's historical data and advise, propose, create and subsequently assist in the evaluation of alternative or innovative pricing arrangements.
14. Assists in the identification, at a firm, departmental, office and/or practice group level, high potential areas of growth, trends, concerns, improved profitability or efficiency gains to target for evaluation.
15. Establishes guidelines for planning and executing data projects and products for internal and external clients, including applying quality control and assurance processes throughout the data analytics practice and managing client-oriented analytics projects and solutions deployments.
16. Adopts new data analytics tools and/or software, design and oversee an automated reporting process for all alternative or innovative pricing arrangements as well as matters/clients above a certain fee level in collaboration with the firm's Legal Project Management program.
Additional Responsibilities:
1. Performs other duties as assigned.
Confidentiality:
Due to the nature of your employment, various documents and information, which are of confidential nature, will come into your possession. Such documents and information must be kept confidential at all times.
Qualifications:
The Senior Data Analyst must have a Bachelor's Degree and three to five years of financial and data analytics experience, with law firm experience a plus. A high proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; advanced proficiency in SQL, BI reporting tools (Power BI or Tableau) and at least one program language (Python or R) is needed, and an understanding of Aderant a plus. Experience with SharePoint, database management, and data presentation software/tools is highly preferred. A knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principles and terminology, with general knowledge of the legal services business is helpful. The Senior Data Analyst should possess strong business acumen and analytical skills and the ability to learn and apply new skills quickly and effectively. Must be well organized with strong attention to detail and good business judgment, capable of handling sensitive information with appropriate discretion.
If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, please contact Govind or Govind.Choudhary@akkodisgroup.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
- Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.
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