Senior Accounting & Finance Systems Analyst, Reporting

Build your big career with the firm that does Big Law, Better. McDermott Will & Emery is a leading global law firm that brings together more than 1,400 lawyers and 1,200 business professionals. We celebrate excellence, collaboration, and community and have been recognized as a top workplace by USA Today, Fortune, The American Lawyer, Vault, and the Human Rights Campaign, among others.

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• Support to feel your best and do your best: Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life. That's why our benefits program supports your physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, with an emphasis on work-life balance.

• Real rewards for real work: We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.

Job Description:

The Senior Accounting & Finance Systems Analyst, Reporting, acts as a strategic partner, leveraging insights, technical expertise, and strong collaboration skills to drive reporting excellence. This position collaborates with business and technical teams to align reporting efforts, leverage data-driven insights and ensure delivery of scalable, compliant, and impactful reporting solutions. In this capacity, the Senior Analyst evaluates and implements cutting-edge solutions-including AI and other advanced technologies-to enhance reporting capabilities and drive analytics innovations aimed at uncovering profitability opportunities and supporting data-informed decision-making. Key stakeholders include specialized functions such as Pricing, Client Accounting, and Financial Planning & Strategy, among others.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Drive cross-functional alignment by partnering with stakeholders across Accounting, Finance, and IT to define and refine reporting roadmaps, addressing objectives, challenges, and priorities
• Lead discovery and analysis sessions to capture reporting needs, eliminate redundancies, reinforce centralized governance, and ensure data accuracy and consistency
• Document and maintain reporting artifacts including requirements, use case assessments, data definitions, and source system mappings to promote clarity, transparency, and auditability
• Identify gaps in business processes, systems, or data, and recommend improvements by staying informed on industry trends, regulatory changes and emerging technologies including AI and other advancements shaping reporting systems
• Translate business needs into technical deliverables by developing user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with stakeholders and delivery teams
• Evaluate the impact of new or changing reports, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and proactively identifying downstream dependencies
• Support testing efforts by validating data accuracy and contributing to quality assurance processes
• Serve as a subject matter expert on financial reporting systems and data architecture, providing insights and guidance across projects
• Collaborate and communicate regularly with internal teams and vendors to drive integration, deployment, and effective change management of reporting solutions
• Promote adoption of standardized, simplified online reporting tools that enable self-service and best practices across departments
• Ensure solutions align with internal and external controls, supporting compliance and mitigating risk

Job Specifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field required; Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• At least seven (7) years of experience in financial reporting and analysis, product ownership, or systems implementation roles, preferably within Accounting & Finance domains
• Demonstrated knowledge of reporting solutions and tools (e.g., Power BI, Iridium, data warehouses, or similar platforms)
• Experience leveraging AI technologies to enhance financial reporting capabilities and streamline processes
• Familiarity with enterprise financial systems and their reporting functionalities is preferred
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial operations; prior exposure to Pricing, Client Accounting, and Financial Planning & Strategy functions is highly valued
• Proven ability to gather and synthesize complex requirements from diverse stakeholder groups
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and consistently deliver initiatives on time in a fast-paced environment

Successful candidates will be provided with outstanding career opportunities and will receive a competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses.

Target Hiring Range $113,000 - $150,000

Please note that quoted salary ranges are not guarantees of what final salary offers may be. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that MWE provides to compensate and recognize our staff professionals for their work. Full time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

As part of our ongoing commitment to be #AlwaysBetter for our people, clients and communities, we have created a culture of belonging that champions your individuality as both a person and a professional. From our competitive compensation, top benefits and award-winning professional development programs to industry-leading wellness initiatives, we support you through every stage of your life and career. With McDermott, you can live a life you love both in and outside of the office.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear
• Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds

Work Environment:

Typical indoor office environment

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people within this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this job.