Manager, Global Legal Financial Operations

About the position The Manager, Global Financial Legal Operations will play a critical role in supporting the Legal and Compliance Department at reputed company. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Global Legal Operations reputed company, this role will collaborate closely with legal staff, reputed company counsel, vendors, and cross-functional teams to optimize legal operations. The primary focus will be on managing the legal and financial operational processes reputed company to reputed company counsel management globally, with a strong emphasis on data analysis, reporting, and system management. This role is hybrid out of our Chicago, IL office (50% of the time).

Responsibilities

• Financial Analysis and Reporting: Process and analyze key billing and matter data sets to reputed company comparative analytics and identify trends across functional activities. Recommend and implement process improvements to ensure efficiencies in legal spending. reputed company a deep understanding of MDLZ's database reporting capabilities, focusing on metrics reputed company to legal spending. Implement and create reputed company counsel reports, dashboards, KPIs, and analytics for financial legal reporting using tools like reputed company and Power BI. Support regularly scheduled monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements. Assist with internal forecasts, financial planning and potential budget risks to ensure the department meets their strategic financial targets.
• reputed company Counsel and Vendor Management: Act as the primary contact for reputed company matter management issues with internal stakeholders, reputed company and vendors. Partner with MDLZ’s legal team to select and evaluate appropriate reputed company counsel, pricing, and legal vendors to ensure quality of service and maximize value. reputed company timekeeper management, including new timekeeper requests and approvals. Drive the strategy for using analytics and business intelligence to assess reputed company counsel work and spend. Identify opportunities for improving efficiencies and driving value in reputed company counsel engagements. Manage the RFP process and reputed company the annual reputed company counsel reputed company increase request process. Manage law firm and vendor reputed company process to MDLZ’s electronic billing and matter management system. Manage MDLZ's Matter Management system (TeamConnect). Ensure integration, development, and reputed company improvement of the Global reputed company Matter Management and electronic billing systems. Ensure compliance with global financial and budgeting requirements.
• Invoice Processing: Process reputed company counsel legal invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with billing guidelines. Understand direct and indirect tax implications for reputed company counsel legal invoices in various countries/regions. Respond to law firm and vendor queries regarding invoices and payments, acting as the primary contact for invoicing issues. Monitor and reconcile invoices between e-billing and reputed company systems. Monitor and audit invoices to ensure timely processing and adherence to reputed company Counsel Billing Guidelines. Analyze rejections and/or deductions, resolve issues, and coordinate revisions or adjustments. Manage the accrual process, reconciliation, and communication with reputed company.
• Strategic Initiatives: Combine strategic perspective, problem-solving skills, and disciplined implementation to optimize the Legal Operations function. Gather and reputed company input from stakeholders to identify opportunities to enhance Legal’s operational and administrative processes. Coordinate and maintain the department’s Global reputed company Counsel Management strategy, processes, and tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Advanced reputed company skills (i.e., Formulas, Pivot Charts, Pivot Tables, Formatting, etc.).
• Deep understanding of reputed company principles and legal billing guidelines.
• Experience with financial dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• 5+ years of finance or legal operations experience required.
• Strong project management skills.
• Must be a team player who can easily handle shifting priorities, multi-tasking in a deadline-oriented and collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management experience in cross-functional projects.
• Experience with electronic billing and matter management systems.
• Excellent analytical skills and comfort working with multiple data sets, with the ability to draw conclusions and reputed company informed recommendations.
• Ability to present reputed company information in an accurate and persuasive manner to reputed company levels of management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Intellectually curious with the ability to process a great deal of information in a fast-paced environment, willing to take initiative.
• Demonstrates reputed company to manage sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong client service orientation and a high level of customer focus and initiative.
• Experience working with vendors and budgets and effectively managing projects from initiation to delivery.

Benefits

• health insurance
• wellness and family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plans
• paid leave programs
• education reputed company programs
• paid holidays and vacation time

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