Description
We are seeking a strategic financial leader to help design and mature the financial operating model for our Legal organization. As Director, Legal Financial Operations, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Legal leadership, shaping financial strategy and enabling better decisions through disciplined planning, forecasting, analytics, and governance.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Legal organization's budgeting, forecasting, accrual, and annual financial planning processes.
- Develop and deliver financial reporting, dashboards, and analytics that provide meaningful insights into legal spend and operational performance.
- Partner with Legal leadership and enterprise stakeholders to provide financial analysis and recommendations that support strategic decision-making.
- Monitor financial performance, identify trends, and support resource planning and allocation decisions.
- Establish and maintain financial governance processes to improve the accuracy, consistency, and transparency of Legal financial data.
- Leverage Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) and e-billing technologies to support reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to simplify, standardize, and enhance financial and operational processes.
- Support strategic Legal Operations initiatives and special projects as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Legal Operations, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Legal Operations, legal finance, financial planning and analysis, business operations, financial operations, accounting, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting a Legal department, law firm, Legal Operations organization, or legal spend management function strongly desired.
- Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, accrual management, financial reporting, variance analysis, and financial planning activities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, drive decision-making, identify cost-saving opportunities, and translate complex data into actionable business insights.
- Experience working collaboratively across multiple functions and levels of leadership.
- Experience utilizing Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) and e-billing technologies, including TeamConnect, Collaborati, CounselLink, Legal Tracker, or similar platforms.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification is a plus.
This is a highly visible individual contributor role with significant enterprise impact.
The position is open to remote and office-based candidates across the U.S., with a preference for candidates located near a The Cigna Group office.
The anticipated annual salary for this position is $130,100 - $216,900 USD, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
The role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus and long-term incentive plan.
Benefits include medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs, 401(k), company-paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence.