Sr Financial Analyst, FP&A (CIO/Technology)
About the role
Join a dynamic team at DLA Piper where you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic, data-driven finance professional to shape investment decisions, strengthen financial discipline, and influence technology initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Own and support technology budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across infrastructure, software, cybersecurity, cloud, digital transformation, and strategic initiatives.
- Lead variance analysis, trend analysis, KPI development, and executive reporting to identify risks, opportunities, and key cost drivers.
- Build and maintain advanced financial models, including driver-based models, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and long-range planning models.
- Develop robust business cases and investment analyses for technology initiatives using ROI, NPV, payback, and cost-benefit methodologies.
- Translate large, complex datasets into clear dashboards, presentations, and financial storytelling for executive leadership.
- Partner cross-functionally with the CIO, Technology leaders, Finance, Procurement, and operational business owners to strengthen financial governance and align investments to strategic priorities.
- Contribute to AI implementations, strengthen your technical and strategic finance capabilities, and benefit from targeted professional development and mentorship.
Requirements
The ideal candidate brings a powerful combination of FP&A expertise, technology finance acumen, analytical rigor, and executive presence. This person is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment and can move seamlessly from detailed analysis to strategic recommendations.
Desired Skills
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or other analytics tools
- Experience supporting Technology, Digital, Product, CIO organizations, or enterprise transformation initiatives
- Exposure to AI tools, automation, data science methods, or digital innovation initiatives
Benefits
At DLA Piper, you will work closely with executive leadership and operational business owners on decisions that have visible impact across the firm. You will also have the opportunity to be part of AI implementations and evolving analytics capabilities, while benefiting from intentional mentorship and targeted professional development designed to help accelerate your career.
Pay
$89,991 - $143,088 per year depending on the candidate’s geographic market location.
Schedule
This position can sit in any of our US office locations and offers a hybrid schedule with hours from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time.