The Legal Operations & Financial Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the Legal and Compliance Department . Reporting to the Sr. Director, Global Legal Operations lead, this role collaborates closely with legal staff, outside counsel, vendors, and cross-functional teams to optimize legal operations across 165 countries. The primary focus is on managing legal financial operations and outside counsel management globally, with a strong emphasis on financial reporting, data analysis, reporting, automation, AI-driven process improvement, and system management.
Responsibilities
Financial Analysis and Reporting

• Process and analyze key billing and matter data sets to perform comparative analytics and identify trends across functional activities.
• Recommend and implement process improvements, including automation and AI tools, to ensure efficiencies in legal spending.
• Develop a deep understanding of TeamConnect matter management database reporting capabilities, focusing on metrics related to legal spending.
• Design and maintain outside counsel reports, dashboards, KPIs, and analytics for financial legal reporting using tools such as Excel and Power BI.
• Support regularly scheduled monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements.
• Assist with internal forecasts, financial planning, and identification of potential budget risks to ensure the department meets strategic financial targets.

Invoice Processing

• Process outside counsel legal invoices across multiple countries through TeamConnect, ensuring accuracy and compliance with billing guidelines.
• Respond to law firm and vendor queries regarding invoices and payments, acting as the primary contact for invoicing issues.
• Manage vendors for electronic billing through TeamConnect’s Collaborati e-billing platform.
• Monitor, resolve issues, and coordinate revisions or adjustments and audit invoices to ensure timely processing and adherence to Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines.
• Manage the accrual process, reconciliation, and communication with law firms.

Outside Counsel and Vendor Management

• Act as the primary contact for all matter management issues with internal stakeholders, law firms, and vendors.
• Partner with  legal team to select and evaluate outside counsel, negotiate pricing, and assess legal vendors to ensure quality of service and maximize value.
• Oversee timekeeper management, including new timekeeper requests and approvals.
• Drive the strategy for using analytics, AI, and business intelligence to assess outside counsel performance and spend.
• Manage the RFP process and oversee the annual outside counsel rate increase request process.
• Administer and optimize Matter Management system (TeamConnect), including law firm and vendor onboarding to MDLZ’s electronic billing
• Ensure integration, development, and continuous improvement of the Global Enterprise Matter Management and electronic billing systems.
• Ensure compliance with global financial and budgeting requirements.

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