FP&A Analyst

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together. 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 is located in our Reston 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