Overview:

Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.

We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Finance Opearations department in our Chicago office as an Operations Process Analyst.

The Operations Process Analyst propels operational excellence and exemplary customer service for the U.S. Accounts Payable function through emphasis on processes, information sharing, efficiencies, data, tracking and documentation.

Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining methods and tools, providing business insights, mapping and documenting processes/policies/procedures and assisting in daily activities and departmental projects and strategies.

Responsibilities:

Develops and administers methods to track and provide insights on daily, monthly and other departmental processes and activities

Produces sophisticated process mapping and procedure documentation

Supports administration of departmental performance metrics, KPI’s and related analysis

Develops educational materials for the department and department’s customer base

Develops a departmental schedule; publishes performance versus standards

Develops and administers quality assurance, control review, and business continuity programs

Supports system enhancement initiatives

Assists in automating departmental processes and activities

Supports Assistant Director of Accounts Payable with departmental strategies

Assists with daily accounts payable operations

Leads or assists with departmental projects and other tasks as assigned

Tactical

Develops comprehensive expertise on the department’s financial systems, policies and procedures

Expands expertise on operational technological tools

Is on the cutting edge of industry technologies and innovations

Qualifications:

Education/Training/Certifications: 

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Accounting or a related field strongly preferred, an equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when experience is directly related to the needs and expectations of the role 

Professional Experience: 

Experience with process design, mapping, procedure documentation required

Business operations experience, preferred experience in accounting and/or accounts payable, preferred

Experience with financial and/or accounts payable systems, preferred

Experience in legal or other professional services environment, preferred

Expert ability to prepare pristine business materials, required

Polished and sophisticated business writing proficiencies, required 

Technical Skills: 

Expert command of process mapping, graphical and organization tools and applications, required

Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Power Point, and advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLookup’s, VBA macros, etc.), required

Prior experience building dashboards in PowerBI, Google Looker, or other data visualization tools, preferred

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps, or related, preferred

Knowledge of legal or other professional services financial operations, preferred

Knowledge of financial and accounts payable operations and systems, preferred

Knowledge of automated disbursements workflow systems, preferred 

Performance Traits: 

Sophisticated business presence

Innate customer service orientation and commitment to excellence

Inherently self-reflective, collaborative, team oriented

Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

Sharp critical thinking and analytical skills

Keen ability to identify needs and creatively conceive solutions

Skilled and tenacious problem solving abilities

Highly organized and adept at balancing multiple priorities

Proactive, innovative orientation

Meticulous attention to detail, quality work, meeting deadlines

Physical Requirements:

May require occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.

May require travel to other offices as needed

The above is a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401 (k) savings plan, back-up childcare and eldercare, generous paid time off (PTO), as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.

Thank you for your interest in Mayer Brown. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities and disabled veterans. To request a reasonable accommodation related to the application process and/or job interview, please email . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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