Finance Manager - Pricing

Latham & Watkins LLP

$175K — $195K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business administration or related field
  • Minimum six years of experience in finance or related professional services
  • Experience with revenue-related programs preferred
  • At least seven years of cumulative professional experience
  • Two years of experience leading projects and initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Lead pricing discussions with partners and attorneys, offering strategic guidance on fee structures
  • Support budget development, fee estimates, and profitability models
  • Review and approve fee proposals ensuring financial soundness and alignment with firm goals
  • Provide data-driven insights to the Pricing Approval Committee on risks and opportunities
  • Develop KPIs and track pricing approval metrics with regular reporting to leadership
  • Protect sensitive financial and proprietary information

Benefits

  • Healthcare, life and disability insurance
  • Generous 401k plan
  • At least 11 paid holidays per year, with a PTO program of 23 days in the first year
  • Well-being programs including mental health services and events
  • Professional development programs
  • Employee discounts
  • Access to affinity groups and networks
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Finance Manager - Pricing is an integral part of Latham’s Revenue & Financial Analysis team. This role will be responsible for oversight of a team of financial analysts who provide high-level financial and strategic support to the firm’s partners, legal departments and practice groups particularly in support of RFPs from existing or prospective clients, while managing and mentoring a team of Pricing Analysts, including workload management, coaching, training, and performance development. This role will be located in ourGlobal 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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

  • Leading pricing discussions directly with partners and attorneys, providing strategic guidance and recommendations related to fee structures, profitability considerations, pricing strategy, and commercial positioning
  • Supporting the development of budgets, fee estimates, profitability models, and matter economics analyses
  • Reviewing and approving fee proposals involving discounts, alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), and other non-standard terms to ensure financial soundness, consistency, and alignment with firm objectives
  • Providing data-driven recommendations and materials to support the firm’s Pricing Approval Committee; identifying risk trends, opportunity areas, and potential guardrails for fee flexibility
  • Developing KPIs and reporting frameworks to track pricing approval volume, turnaround time, financial impact, and exceptions; generates monthly/quarterly insights for executive leadership to inform pricing policy and client strategy
  • 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:

  • Display exceptional and professional interpersonal skills (e.g., active listening), including superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with people at all organizational levels
  • Demonstrate the ability to take initiative and work both independently and in a team environment with a customer-service focus
  • Possess the ability to undertake large, long-term projects, develop alternative methods to complete them, and implement solutions

And have:

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, business administration or related field
  • A minimum of six (6) years of experience in finance or related professional services, preferably with prior experience running revenue-related programs
  • A minimum of seven (7) years of cumulative experience
  • A minimum of two (2) years of experience leading projects and other initiatives, preferably
Benefits & Additional Information

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

Pay RangeUSD $175,000.00 - USD $195,000.00 /Yr.

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