Pricing Analyst

Summary

Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm serving clients with domestic and international operations. The Pricing Analyst supports the Pricing Team by analyzing financial data, developing pricing models, tracking profitability, and preparing reports and dashboards. The role also supports billing rate-setting, alternative fee arrangements, matter planning, and pricing strategy requests.

Responsibilities

• Assist Pricing leadership with the development of pricing programs and financial models and provide ongoing measurement on their effectiveness
• Analyze market trends and competitor pricing to identify strategic opportunities and improvements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business objectives
• Generate financial analyses that support the development of pricing strategies, pricing policies, and optimization of pricing management
• Provide ongoing profitability analytics, and timely and accurate financial information to support firm's client profitability objectives
• Support the annual billing rate-setting process, including benchmarking analysis and ongoing maintenance of hourly and alternative fee arrangements
• Maintain and validate the accuracy of pricing databases, tools, and templates, including Iridium and Elite 3E, to ensure consistent and reliable data capture
• Prepare and present pricing analyses, reports, and dashboards to Pricing leadership and attorneys to support decision-making
• Provide ad hoc financial analyses as requested
• Assist in developing and maintaining a pricing model database
• Assist in responding to requests from attorneys for matter planning, budgeting, and tracking
• Identify and implement opportunities to leverage Excel and automation to minimize effort where possible
• Assist in responding to requests for proposals specific to alternative pricing strategies; prepare pricing estimates
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Ability to deliver superior service to all internal and external customers and communicate effectively
• Ability to interact in a professional and courteous manner with clients and employees at all times; professional appearance required
• Ability to successfully perform position requirements with excellent organizational, time-management and prioritization skills required
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands
• Ability to produce acceptable amount of work efficiently and accurately; ability to produce quality final work product
• Ability to exercise good judgment at all times by making sound and practical decisions; ability to assume responsibility for decisions and act decisively under deadlines
• High level of professional integrity required; ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust
• Or combination of education and commensurate work experience required
• 2+ years of related work experience in pricing, financial, profitability analysis or economics, preferably in a professional services environment
• Knowledge of legal statistical modeling and pricing tools required
• Robust analytical skills and ability to utilize computer systems and related tools, including Iridium, Elite 3E, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in all Microsoft office products, specifically Excel
• 4-year degree with major coursework in Finance preferred
• Preferably in a professional services environment

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Ability to deliver superior service to all internal and external customers and communicate effectively
• Ability to interact in a professional and courteous manner with clients and employees at all times; professional appearance required
• Ability to successfully perform position requirements with excellent organizational, time-management and prioritization skills required
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands
• Ability to produce acceptable amount of work efficiently and accurately; ability to produce quality final work product
• Ability to exercise good judgment at all times by making sound and practical decisions; ability to assume responsibility for decisions and act decisively under deadlines
• High level of professional integrity required; ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust
• or combination of education and commensurate work experience required
• 2+ years of related work experience in pricing, financial, profitability analysis or economics, preferably in a professional services environment
• knowledge of legal statistical modeling and pricing tools required
• Robust analytical skills and ability to utilize computer systems and related tools, including Iridium, Elite 3E, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in all Microsoft office products, specifically Excel

Nice to Haves

• 4-year degree with major coursework in Finance preferred
• preferably in a professional services environment

Benefits

• This position may be filled remotely, or in any of our locations.
• The above salaries do not include a discretionary bonus, however bonus opportunities are non-guaranteed, and are dependent upon individual and firm performance.
• Medical and dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses
• An employee assistance program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements