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Summary
The FP&A Analyst, working in collaboration with and in support of the firm's strategic initiatives, is a technically skilled, curious, and forward-thinking professional who supports financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and insight-driven decision-making for assigned practice groups and across the firm. This role serves as an analytical liaison between practice group leadership and the FP&A team, connecting business activity to financial results.
The FP&A Analyst brings strong analytical skills, profit-centric business acumen, and excellent written and verbal communication. The role partners with practice groups to deliver clear reporting and financial storytelling that surfaces performance drivers, risks, and opportunities. Through regular engagement, the Analyst translates analysis into actionable insights that inform strategic decisions, improve profitability, and support the firm's long-term growth goals. The Analyst will be directly assigned to one or more practice groups and may rotate across groups for broader development.
Looking forward, this individual supports the firm's adoption of AI in finance and professional services and is passionate about using automation and advanced analytics to improve finance processes. The Analyst is eager to grow into a Citizen Data Scientist-using modern tools, analytics, and (as appropriate) machine learning techniques to analyze data and generate insights. This role reports to the FP&A Manager.
Location
This position can sit in our Reston or Baltimore office and offers a hybrid work schedule.
Responsibilities

• Support practice group and firm reporting requirements by providing informative analytics and insights to leadership, with a focus on actionable recommendations and profitability.
• Monitor and analyze practice group revenue activity, ensuring alignment with budgets and forecasts and explaining key variances.
• Partner with expense management and data/analytics teams to perform profitability analysis that supports the firm's financial goals and initiatives.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial packages for leadership, highlighting key trends, drivers, and variances with clear, actionable insights.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, improve data quality, and increase reporting efficiency through automation and standardization.
• Contribute to finance automation efforts, including building and improving simple-language AI agents (e.g., chatbots, cash flow models, validation tools) that support FP&A workflows.
• Analyze structured and unstructured data to extract insights, support predictive analysis, and improve forecasting accuracy.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requests, synthesizing findings into clear takeaways and recommended actions.

Desired Skills
Ability to analyze complex financial and operational data and translate results into actionable insights for practice group leadership. Strong communication and financial storytelling skills; comfortable presenting to non-finance stakeholders. Collaborative mindset and ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams. High energy, eagerness to learn, and interest in applying AI/automation to modernize FP&A processes. Experience in a law firm, financial institution, or professional services organization is a plus. Familiarity with tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, or similar platforms is a plus.
Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Data Science, Computer Science, or similar field.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 2 years' experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or data analytics, preferably with exposure to AI/machine learning initiatives and revenue/expense management. Open to recent graduates with relevant coursework and/or internship experience.

Essential Job Expectations
While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
• Foster positive work relationships.
• Comply with all firm policies and practices.
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.
Physical Demands
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Work Environment
The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in-office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm's discretion in the future.
Disclaimer
The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm's discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment.
Application Process
Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.
Accommodation
Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com.
Agency applications will not be considered.
No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.
The firm's expected hiring range for this position is $84,366 - $122,434 per year depending on the candidate's geographic market location.
The compensation offered for employment will also be dependent on other factors including the candidate's experience, skills, educational and professional background, and overall qualifications. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).
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