Financial Analyst - Expenses

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The Financial Analyst - Expenses is an integral part of Latham’s Financial Accounting team. This role will be responsible for providing financial and analytical support to the firm by monitoring firm expenditures, ensuring that expenses are reasonable, appropriate, and in compliance with firm policies, while also developing reports and metrics for analyzing data. This role will be located in our Global Services Office in Downtown Los Angeles. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Applying financial and analytical skills to create analyses and respond to various routine and ad hoc requests
• Reviewing and analyzing summary reports and source data to detect inconsistent or improper expense patterns, while fully investigating potentially inappropriate expenditures by applying professional skepticism and judgment
• Preparing and presenting information regarding findings, and following up with appropriate management to ensure proper resolution
• Creating detailed reports on findings based on investigation, validation, and documentation of work reviewed
• Processing and monitoring audit letter requests to ensure that deadlines are met and completed accurately and in line with expectations
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
  

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Possess good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment, with a customer service focus

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• A minimum of three (3) years of work experience in external/internal auditing or financial analysis
• Experience developing analyses and producing reports
• Knowledge and proficiency in PC applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

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