Senior Financial Analyst - Legal Business Insights

The role

The Senior Financial Analyst will analyze, visualize, and present business data to support decision-making across various departments. This role focuses on visual storytelling and data clarity for senior leadership.

What you will do

• Analyzing and interpreting complex data sets to generate actionable insights.
• Developing and delivering regular and ad-hoc reports and analysis on key performance metrics (KPIs).
• Utilizing resources across the BI and Finance teams to prepare data and manage requests.
• Translating financial data into visual narratives through charts, dashboards, and graphics.
• Creating visually polished PowerPoint presentations.
• Ensuring deliverables maintain high standards of aesthetics, consistency, and professionalism.
• Presenting findings to non-technical stakeholders like partners, department heads, and executives.
• Working cross-functionally with legal, finance, marketing, and HR teams.
• Conceptualizing and building interactive dashboards and advanced visualizations using BI tools.

Required qualifications

• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to view business issues in perspective, follow up on projects, and prioritize multiple initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong customer focus, responsiveness, and ability to work under pressure.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized.
• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 4+ years of related work experience.
• Ability to work with large volumes of data.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (formulas, macros, pivots, data manipulation).
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint with ability to create visually engaging presentations.

Nice to have

• Law firm experience
• Experience with data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)

Benefits

• health care
• retirement benefits
• paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
• parental leave
• basic life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• discretionary, performance-based bonuses

Before you apply

• Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

About the company

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.