Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Viatris is a global healthcare company focused on providing access to high-quality medicines worldwide. The Legal Finance Manager will support budget planning and analysis for the global legal organization, manage the legal budget, and drive continuous improvement in financial performance.
Responsibilities
- Support budget planning and analysis; building financial models and analytical tools to measure overall financial performance for the global legal organization
- Interact on a regular basis with general counsel, regional counsel, finance and vendors
- Support collection of monthly vendor budget information, identifying how it affects original yearly budgets and identification of variance(s)
- Review budgets on a regular basis with regional counsel
- Track fixed fee (retainer) payments to make sure that receipt through payment are within the schedule
- Manage the legal budget and provide regular updates and tracking items that affect the budget, including recoveries
- Participate in regular budget reviews with finance, specifically supporting and planning and forecasting
- Drive variance analysis against budgets to identify risks and opportunities
- Participate in the development of strategic initiatives to optimize and report on legal spend
- Assist in the strategic development and innovation of legal finance processes and projects within Viatris
- Be familiar with industry standards with respect to new trends, spend management and system capabilities
- Partner across legal finance teams, as well as financial planning & analysis teams to drive continuous improvement in financial and operational performance
- Other duties as assigned by manager
Skills
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 5 years' experience in Finance required
- Exceptional written, oral and interpersonal communication skills that are clear, concise and direct, with keen attention to detail
- Proficiency in speaking, comprehending, reading, and writing English is required
- 5 years' experience in working in a Law Firm or In-House Legal Department preferred
- A background in Legal Operations/ Finance is highly preferred
- Based in the Greater Pittsburgh area is preferred; however this role has remote flexibility, with preference from an East Coast location in the United States
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Benefits
- An inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others
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