Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - FP&A Manager, Phoenix, AZ - HYBRID

Salary: $140,000-$155,000/year

Total Rewards:

• Competitive Base Salary + Annual Merit Increases
• On-the-Spot Monthly Bonus Program
• Workplace Flexibility Options
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match & Profit-Sharing Component
• Health, Dental and Vision Coverage + Employer Premium Contribution
• Employer-Paid Group Term Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunities for professional development

Position Overview

Due to tremendous firm growth, we are seeking a forward-thinking and process-oriented FP&A Manager to help drive the continued modernization of the firm's financial operations, including systems improvement and integration, process efficiencies, KPI reporting, and scalable pricing processes.

The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on - someone with a proven ability to improve processes, manage projects, build operational efficiencies, and drive initiatives across teams. This individual should be systems-minded, and comfortable working in a high-growth, quickly changing environment where collaboration, organization, and execution are critical.

Reporting to the Director of Accounting & Finance and the CFO, this role oversees a team consisting of a Lead Financial Analyst and a Financial Analyst. The role also mentors this team, while partnering closely with Finance leadership, attorneys, IT, and operations teams. The goal of these partnerships is to build a scalable financial infrastructure and improve visibility into KPIs and profitability drivers.

What You'll Do

1. Build and Improve Financial Processes and Infrastructure

• Design and implement scalable finance processes that improve efficiency, consistency, and KPI reporting accuracy.
• Lead efforts to modernize reporting capabilities and reduce reliance on manual workflows.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, SQL, Python, and reporting tools to improve analysis.
• Partner with IT/IS teams to improve data accessibility and reporting structure across systems.

2. Lead Legal Pricing and Matter Profitability Strategy

• Oversee and develop pricing models for legal matters, including hourly, flat-fee, and alternative fee arrangements, particularly as the firm navigates increased adoption of AI.
• Build enhanced reporting to effectively analyze historical matter data and improve future pricing accuracy and budgeting assumptions.
• Manage the existing framework for evaluating matter profitability, realization, utilization, staffing leverage, and margin performance.
• Partner with attorneys and leadership on pricing strategy and matter economics.

3. Support the CFO with Financial Analysis, Pricing, and Decision Support

• Support the ongoing enhancement of matter profitability reporting, budgeting assumptions, and analysis.
• Analyze operational and financial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and process improvement areas.
• Partner with attorneys and leadership on financial and operational analysis related to profitability, realization, leverage, and performance metrics.
• Assist in evaluating the operational impact of evolving legal service delivery models, technology adoption, and AI-driven efficiencies.
• Build and provide ad hoc analyses as needed.

4. Own and Enhance Budgeting and Forecasting Processes

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of more structured and forward-looking budgeting and forecasting processes across the firm.
• Improve financial planning models and operational forecasting capabilities to support continued growth and scalability.
• Support long-term planning initiatives tied to firm growth, acquisitions, operational expansion, and evolving legal service delivery models.

5. Oversee Financial Operations Support Areas

• Identify operational inefficiencies within Finance and implement process improvements.
• Support broader departmental initiatives tied to scalability, organization, and financial controls.
• Help establish best practices and documentation for evolving finance workflows.

6. Team Leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage and mentor a team consisting of Lead Financial Analyst and Financial Analyst.
• Delegate and prioritize analytical, reporting, and operational initiatives across the team.
• Work closely with the CFO, Director of Accounting and Finance, attorneys, and operational leaders on strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a bridge between Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to translate operational needs into scalable solutions.

As part of our commitment to collaboration and excellence, this role may require flexibility during periods of high workload, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting deadlines, or other departmental priorities.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 6-10+ years of experience in finance, FP&A, pricing, analytics, or operational finance roles.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
• History of improving or building financial processes and reporting structures.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large, complex data sets.
• Experience managing projects, initiatives, or direct reports.

Preferred

• Experience in legal, professional services, SaaS, or project-based business environments.
• Experience with pricing strategy, profitability analysis, or operational analytics.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Experience leveraging AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to improve workflows, analysis, or reporting.
• Experience working with ERP systems and highly customized data environments.

Key Competencies

• Strategic and forward-thinking mindset.
• Strong process improvement orientation.
• Ability to build structure in evolving environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• High ownership and accountability.
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Technology and AI curiosity with a practical application mindset.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• The firm develops a more scalable and data-driven approach to legal pricing and profitability analysis.
• Budgeting and forecasting processes become more structured, actionable, and forward-looking.
• Reporting becomes more automated and insightful.
• Finance processes evolve to support firm growth and operational efficiency.
• The Finance team becomes more proactive, analytical, and technology-enabled.

Why This Role Matters

As the legal industry evolves, consolidates, and AI reshapes how legal services are delivered, Fennemore continues to grow and integrate smaller firms that want to take advantage of our broader platform. This role will help modernize the financial infrastructure, processes, and analytical capabilities needed to support our growth while maintaining operational efficiency, strong financial performance, and high-quality decision support across the organization.

Please note: This position requires a background check as part of the firm's standard hiring process.

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Salary: $140,000-$155,000/year