GLG is seeking an Associate to join the Business Partnering Finance team to partner with the business to sustain and accelerate significant top and bottom-line growth. Our businesses are delivering robust revenue growth and are well positioned to maintain this growth trajectory going forward. This individual will be joining an enthusiastic and determined finance team that provides strategic insights, operational advice, and has P&L oversight to our various Americas business units that include Corporate Markets and Law. This position will be located in Austin office and will report to a Sr. Director on the Finance team.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who demonstrates a willingness to learn, is a strong self-starter with solid analytical, financial analysis, and critical thinking capabilities and has a get-things-done attitude.
Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Budgeting and Forecasting – Assist in the development of the financial plans for one to two business units including reliable revenue and cost forecasting processes utilizing business manager inputs and internal databases, using own judgment and knowledge of historical performance / trends.
- KPIs – Develop and demonstrate a deep understanding of the key metrics, operations, and current trends of each distinct business. Perform other ad-hoc analyses and modeling based on evolving business needs.
- Presentations – Assist with the production of monthly and periodic financial reporting materials and the creation of presentations regarding business performance to be viewed by Senior Management and the Board of Directors.
- Business Partnering – Develop close working relationships with the business leaders and their direct teams to drive data analysis, P&L oversight, and specific BU initiatives.
Our ideal candidate:
- BA/BS degree
- 2-5 years of work experience, ideally in FP&A, accounting, investment banking, consulting, or other highly analytical role;
- Transactional business revenue forecasting experience highly desired
- Analytic creativity, insight, and agility with strong technical skills
- Devotion to accuracy, detail, analytic consistency, and data integrity
- Strong communication skills
- Ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
- Advanced use of Microsoft Office products including MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
- Experience with salesforce.com and business intelligence tools (Looker by Google) preferred, but not required
- Experience with SQL (Snowflake) is highly preferred
What We Offer:
Benefits: All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
- Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
- Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
- Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
- Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location
Compensation: GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
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Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.