FP&A Analyst

# FP&A AnalystDLA Piper Be an Early Applicant Full Timemid Hybrid Baltimore , Maryland, USPosted Today##

Role Overview DLA Piper is hiring a mid-level FP&A Analyst. This is a full-time hybrid role, based in Baltimore. Part of DLA Piper's Fp A hiring, posted today. applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.## Resume Keywords to Include Make sure these keywords appear in your resume to improve ATS scoring

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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 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…