Principal, Legal Financial Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the budgeting, forecasting, accrual, and annual financial planning activities of the Legal organization.

• Create and present financial reports, dashboards, and analytics focusing on legal expenditures and operational performance.

• Collaborate with Legal leadership and enterprise stakeholders to deliver financial analysis and strategic recommendations.

• Track financial performance, recognize trends, and assist in resource planning and allocation decisions.

• Set up and uphold financial governance processes to ensure accurate, consistent, and transparent financial data for Legal.

• Utilize Enterprise Legal Management and e-billing technologies for reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making.

• Initiate continuous improvement projects aimed at simplifying, standardizing, and enhancing financial and operational processes.

• Assist with strategic Legal Operations initiatives and special projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Legal Operations, or a related field.

• Over 8 years of experience in Legal Operations, financial planning and analysis, business operations, financial operations, accounting, or a related field.

• Strong preference for candidates with experience in supporting Legal Operations, legal spend management, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analytics.

• Consideration will also be given to candidates with substantial business operations or financial operations experience in a complex enterprise setting.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities.

• Capability to influence stakeholders and convert complex data into actionable business insights.

• Experience working collaboratively across various functions and levels of leadership.

• Familiarity with Enterprise Legal Management and e-billing technologies, including TeamConnect, Collaborati, CounselLink, Legal Tracker, or similar platforms.

• An MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification is advantageous.

• This position is available to both remote and office-based candidates throughout the U.S.

• A home internet connection via cable broadband or fiber optic service with minimum speeds of 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual bonus.

• Participation in a long-term incentive plan.

• Medical benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Access to well-being and behavioral health programs.

• 401(k) plan.

• Company-paid life insurance.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• A minimum of 18 days of paid time off each year.

• Paid holidays.

• Leaves of absence policies.

• Requirement for cable broadband or fiber optic home internet with at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.