Financial Reporting Analyst

Taft is seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst to support our Accounting team in Taft’s Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Indianapolis or Minneapolis office.

The Financial Reporting Analyst performs a variety of administrative and accounting duties in order to maintain accurate financial records and reports. Duties include but are not limited to preparation of financial analyses, budgets, surveys, and monthly, quarterly & annual reports. Effective communication with attorneys, staff, and clients is crucial along with observing confidentiality of client and firm matters. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare reports and financial analyses utilizing the accounting system, report writing tools, and Microsoft Excel.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting initiatives including management reporting, financial statement analyses, reconciliations, FTE analysis, etc.
• Assist various departments with completing surveys.
• Perform ad hoc projects, and analyses, as requested. Manage projects from beginning to end to ensure successful and timely completion.
• Develop a strong understanding of firm accounting application in order to serve as a “subject matter expert” regarding the financial system and integration.
• Utilize report writing tools (Excel/Power Query, SQL, Tableau, etc.) to provide timely and accurate financial information and analysis.
• Any job-related tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills necessary. Must be able to prepare and summarize complex financial data in an accurate, organized, concise manner.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Possess high level of written, verbal, comprehension, and communication skills. Must be able to actively present information and ideas across multiples levels of the organization.
• Excellent organization and detailed oriented project management skills. Requires ability to manage and prioritize concurrent tasks under time constraints.
• Ability to work collaboratively and develop strong working relationships. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary.
• Occasionally work requires more than 37.5 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Analytics or related field required.
• Four or more years of progressively related work experience. Expertise and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of accounting systems and reporting. Experience with professional services law firm preferred.
• Experience working with and writing complex database queries.  Experience in extracting and reporting of data using SQL and Business Intelligence tools.
• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Excel, including advanced features, including but not limited to Power Query, pivot tables, advanced formulas, macros, filtering, and graphs.

Taft is a State of Minnesota and City of St. Paul Affirmative Action Employer as required in those jurisdictions. Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.