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Role Description

Role Proficiency:

Develop operating strategies and take ownership and responsibility for implementing supporting and enforcing the use of solutions that address the department’s needs.

Outcomes

• Financial planning management and reporting as well as development of associated departmental practices and policies
• Involve in strategic planning for the departmental including the development of departmental goals and the metrics to evaluate process toward those goals
• Ensure optimal personnel utilization resulting in reduced overall spending as well as more even distribution of workload and consistency in quality.
• Develop or improve business processes and implementing department-wide policies and procedures
• Streamline systems and technology management allowing for internal efficiencies and resulting cost control
• Program manage a variety of programs within the law department
• Perform other duties as assigned

Measures Of Outcomes

• Prepare and submit budgets on-time
• Review and approve expenses within the defined SLA
• Work with attorney to negotiate legal fees from 3% to 10% from the initial fees for major legal matters
• Number of processes automated or streamlined

Outputs Expected

Financial Planning:

• Establish budgets and forecasting and measure performance against budgets
• Review spending trends recommend and implement cost reduction/avoidance plans
• Guide external vendor relations including overseeing vendor rates billing and compliance with company policies and billing guideline

Personal Utilization

• Hire and manage non-attorney personnel and responsible for work allocation training and development performance reviews and develop performance metrics

Skill Examples

• Have strong financial management skills
• Superior writing and oral communication skills
• Must have knowledge of issues affecting technology and digital initiatives including data privacy protection and retention cross-border data transfers information security and open source
• Ability to concisely and effectively communicate complex matters in oral and written form
• Must have the ability to balance legal expertise with practical business judgement
• Ability to take ownership and think critically about assignments identify assign and prioritize workloads and manage multiple priorities tasks simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrates ability to effectively manage a workload that is large diverse and complex with minimal direct supervision or direction
• Ability to concisely and effectively communicate complex matters in oral and written form
• Ability to balance legal expertise with practical business judgement
• Ability to work in a collaborative and highly interactive environment
• Must be equipped to demonstrate and lead strict process discipline and adhere to deadlines
• Orientation towards achieving results and objectives
• Ability to work with diverse groups and reach consensus
• People skills including good judgment and tact
• Ability to adapt to new technology
• Proficient computer skills Microsoft Suite

Knowledge Examples

• Advanced understanding of business principles and functions across the global marketplace
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in business or management-related or IT field or Finance degree preferred
• Require some experience in legal area

Skills

Healthcare,Compliance,Compliance Management,Audit