Finance Supervisor - Pricing & Profitability

Latham & Watkins LLP

$155K — $175K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in economics, finance, business administration, or related field
  • Advanced degree preferred
  • Minimum of three years of analytical experience in finance or professional services
  • At least five years of cumulative professional experience
  • Strong analytical skills for data comprehension and detailed independent analyses

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the pricing request intake process for timely, accurate service delivery
  • Provide ongoing technical and leadership development for team members
  • Lead pricing discussions, offering strategic guidance to partners and attorneys
  • Support development of budgets, fee estimates, and profitability models
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with various business services teams to enhance service delivery
  • Protect and maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial information

Benefits

  • Generous total compensation package with performance bonuses
  • Healthcare, life, and disability insurance
  • Generous 401k plan
  • At least 11 paid holidays and 23 days PTO in the first year
  • Well-being programs including mental health services and medical resources
  • Professional development programs available
  • Employee discounts and affinity groups for networking
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Finance Supervisor - Pricing & Profitability is an integral part of Latham's Revenue & Financial Analysis team. This role will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day pricing support operations, supervising a team of Pricing Analysts, including workload management, coaching, training, and performance development; and providing strategic pricing guidance to attorneys and business stakeholders across the firm, while performing sophisticated pricing and profitability analyses for complex matters, alternative fee arrangements, client proposals, and strategic initiatives. 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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:
  • Overseeing the team's shared pricing request intake process and ensuring timely, accurate, and high-quality service delivery across all requests
  • Providing ongoing technical and leadership development to team members to strengthen analytical capabilities, communication skills, and business judgment
  • 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
  • Collaborating cross-functionally with Finance, Business Development, Practice Management, Legal Project Management, and other business services teams to enhance service delivery
  • 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:
  • Possess well-developed knowledge of market research resources, financial reporting and modeling, and project management skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to consistently exercise independent judgment and discretion
  • Display excellent analytical skills needed for all primary duties of position, including comprehending and communicating data, and performing detailed analyses independently

And have:
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent in economics, finance, business administration, or related field
  • An advanced degree, preferably
  • A minimum of three (3) years of analytical experience in finance or related professional services environment
  • A minimum of five years of cumulative professional experience


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 Range

USD $155,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.

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