Financial Reporting Analyst

Michael Best is searching for a Financial Reporting Analyst for our Waukesha office. The Financial Reporting Analyst will play a critical part in supporting our financial operations by generating insightful reports, producing the Firm’s monthly reporting package, collaborating on the implementation of new financial technologies, and budgeting.

Recent graduates are welcome to apply!

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Assist in the production of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting packages used to evaluate performance at the firm, practice group, client, or individual levels.
• Generate and maintain financial reports as needed
• Work with respective budget owners to prepare / consolidate budgets and develop G&A budget for annual firm budget
• Manage industry coding within accounting software to ensure proper mapping for effective and efficient reporting.
• Collect and summarize relevant data needed for surveys, RFP responses, peer group comparisons, client reporting requests, etc.
• Support team with attorney rate evaluation by reviewing external sources to analyze rate by geography, area of law, experience level, etc.
• Respond to ad hoc report requests from firm departments including but not limited to marketing, accounting, human resources, and business development
• Write and execute SQL queries to extract and manipulate financial data
• Interface with various financial applications to ensure data integrity and consistency.
• Learn various reporting tools and develop new reporting formats as needed.
• Reconcile GL data and ensure proper expense coding.
• Support financial audit when necessary
• All other duties, as assigned by leadership.

Job Requirements:

Knowledge Base & Education:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, data science, or other comparable business or applied sciences discipline. May consider an associate degree or technical diploma with an equivalent combination of relevant experience.
• 1-3 years of financial/data analysis experience or law firm experience preferred.
• Intermediate Excel skills required, proficiency working with large sets of data, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, filters, graphing, etc.; Microsoft Office Suite incl. PowerPoint; Adobe Acrobat PDF maker.
• Power BI experience or similar (SSRS, Business Objects) preferred.
• Very strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills, with excellent attention to detail while meeting deadlines.
• Professional client service manner, responsiveness, flexibility, and adaptability. Demonstrated “client first” mentality with well-developed customer service skills.
• Solid team player mentality with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Valid authorization to work in the U.S.

The Company

This is an opportunity to work with the Best. We are Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP. We are a full-service law firm with more than 350 lawyers and technical professionals who work in collaborative, interdisciplinary practices to serve clients around the world.

We work with companies in all kinds of industries, as well as trade associations, nonprofits, educational institutions, governments, family trusts, and high-net-worth individuals. Since our firm’s founding in 1848, we’ve continuously evolved to meet our clients’ changing needs and expectations. One thing remains the same: for generations, clients have relied on Michael Best for exceptional legal service and business acumen.

The Location

We have offices in Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Madison, Manitowoc, Waukesha); Illinois (Chicago); Utah (Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake City); Colorado (Denver, Broomfield); Texas (Austin); North Carolina (Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh, Wilmington); California (Los Angeles); Nebraska (Lincoln); and Washington DC. Our contemporary office spaces are ideal for concentration and collaboration; supporting our culture of working together to make great things happen for our Clients. This position will be based in our Waukesha, WI office.

Why You Should Apply

At Michael Best, we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that provides a variety of resources designed to enhance its employees’ overall well-being, both at work and at home. Competitive base pay, outstanding benefits, opportunities for learning and growth, programs designed to help you plan for the future, and perks that inspire your downtime are all part of our total compensation package.

To be considered for this position, please submit an application via our online portal.

We are not accepting search firm submissions at this time.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Michael Best Strategies LLC (collectively known as "Michael Best") are steadfastly committed to providing equal employment opportunity and maintaining a workplace for employees and applicants for employment that is free from discrimination based upon age, race, religion, color, disability, marital status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact our Recruiting team at 414.225.4999 or careers@michaelbest.com to let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.