Sr. Data Analyst

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Benesch is proud to announce the opening for a Sr. Data Analyst in our Cleveland office! This position is hybrid and has work from home flexibility.

Position Summary:

Our Cleveland office has an amazing opportunity for a Sr. Data Analyst who is looking to utilize their experience and work with a fast paced, energetic financial team. This role is perfect for the analyst who excels in financial and data modeling as well as ad hoc reporting. The Sr. Data Analyst works hand-in-hand with attorneys and practice groups to develop, automate and implement financial reports, budgets and forecasts in one of the nation's fastest growing law firms.

The Senior Data Analyst is the point person for data analysis, building of pricing models and the development of reporting mechanisms to track and evaluate pricing and project management. Additionally, the role will seek to partner with peers in FP&A, marketing, client experience and client intake to consider how the firm tracks, reports and analyzes data across the firm's ecosystem and ensure data consistency and usefulness.

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