Senior Financial Analyst

About the role

Senior Financial Analyst, Gibson Dunn

Gibson Dunn seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to transform complex information into strategic assets. The role centers on interrogating intricate records and constructing executive-ready narratives. You will own the full cycle of insight creation, translating raw numbers into clear pictures and compelling arguments for leadership decision-making. Success requires a blend of analytical rigor and visual storytelling mastery.

This position is based in California, New York, or Washington D.C., with work location flexibility to Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto, or San Francisco. It is a full-time opportunity offering a compensation range of $95-110k.

Core Responsibilities

You will design and develop interactive dashboards and advanced visualizations using business intelligence platforms such as Tableau. A primary focus is creating visually polished presentations that clarify dense financial concepts for leadership audiences. You will analyze complex data sets to generate actionable insights that directly inform firm operations and strategy.

Cross-functional collaboration is essential. You will work closely with legal, finance, marketing, and HR teams to clarify data needs, define priorities, and ensure alignment. This involves preparing both regular reporting schedules and ad-hoc analyses to track key performance metrics for partners. Building data pipelines and managing competing requests requires close coordination with the BI and Finance teams to ensure efficient data preparation.

All deliverables must meet a high standard, maintaining strict consistency, superior aesthetics, and clear adherence to firm branding. You will review materials to ensure this standard is met before distribution. The ability to share findings through crisp, accessible narratives is critical, enabling non-technical stakeholders, including partners and executives, to understand implications and act on insights.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must hold a university degree in a relevant discipline such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business. A minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience is required, with prior work in a law firm environment being a distinct advantage. You must demonstrate comfort working with large data volumes and possess advanced proficiency in Excel, including formulas, macros, and pivot tables.

Exceptional advanced PowerPoint skills are mandatory to create engaging visual presentations that convey complex information effectively. Strong experience with dedicated data visualization platforms like Tableau or Power BI is also required. Proven critical thinking and problem-solving abilities form the foundation for success in this role. You must be able to view business issues from multiple perspectives, prioritize across multiple initiatives, and manage deadlines reliably.

Professional Attributes

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized. Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are necessary to build and maintain effective relationships with senior management, attorneys, and staff. A strong customer focus, responsiveness, and the ability to perform well under pressure while striving for efficiency and excellence are essential.

Additional Information

Gibson Dunn will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local legal requirements.

Compensation for this role includes health care, retirement benefits, paid days off (including sick time and vacation time), parental leave, basic life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, and discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Please confirm all details on the official application page.

What you'll do

• Execute the core responsibilities of the Senior Financial Analyst role at Gibson Dunn as detailed in the official description.
• Translate intricate financial records into clear, executive-ready narratives that drive strategic decision-making.
• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards and advanced visualizations using business intelligence tools such as Tableau.
• Produce visually polished presentations that simplify dense financial concepts for leadership audiences across the organization.
• Analyze complex data sets to extract actionable insights that directly influence firm operations, strategy, and performance metrics.
• Partner with legal, finance, marketing, and HR teams to clarify data requirements, define analytical priorities, and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Prepare a combination of regular reporting schedules and ad-hoc analyses to monitor and report on key performance indicators for partners.
• Build and manage data pipelines while coordinating closely with Business Intelligence and Finance teams to handle competing requests and ensure efficient data preparation.
• Maintain the highest standard of deliverables, ensuring strict consistency, superior aesthetics, and adherence to firm branding in all materials.
• Review all outputs for quality and clarity before distribution to ensure non-technical stakeholders, including partners and executives, can readily understand and act on the findings.

Requirements

• Hold a university degree in a relevant discipline such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business.
• Possess a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience, with prior work in a law firm environment being a distinct advantage.
• Demonstrate comfort working with large data volumes and possess advanced proficiency in Excel, including formulas, macros, and pivot tables.
• Exhibit exceptional advanced PowerPoint skills to create engaging visual presentations that effectively convey complex information.
• Have strong experience with dedicated data visualization platforms like Tableau or Power BI.
• Show proven critical thinking and problem-solving abilities as the foundation for success in this role.
• View business issues from multiple perspectives and prioritize across multiple initiatives while managing deadlines reliably.
• Be a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized professional who thrives in a client-facing capacity.
• Possess strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to build and maintain effective relationships with senior management, attorneys, and staff.
• Demonstrate a strong customer focus, responsiveness, and the ability to perform well under pressure while striving for efficiency and excellence.

Nice to have

No additional preferred qualifications or skills are specified in the source material for this role. All listed requirements are mandatory criteria for consideration.