Financial Analyst, Intelligence Americas
Law Business Research • New York, New York • Full Time
Posted on Sat, May 2, 2026
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The Financial Analyst, Intelligence Americas is a partner to the Senior Finance Business Partner, supporting strategic decision-making through forward-looking insights, commercial performance analysis, and data-driven recommendations across the Americas Intelligence business. This role provides meaningful exposure to senior commercial and finance leaders while helping shape business performance and financial outcomes.
The Financial Analyst is responsible for delivering analytics and insights across multiple revenue streams, including subscription revenue, books/reference product sales, licensing, and related commercial offerings. The role supports the Senior Finance Business Partner through financial reporting, modeling, forecasting, and decision support designed to improve commercial outcomes and drive profitable growth.
This role plays a critical part in forecasting accuracy, performance transparency, and cross-functional alignment within a subscription-led, data-driven business environment.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting
Support annual budget and forecasts for the Americas Intelligence business
Develop a deep understanding of the key drivers of revenue and articulate drivers of forecast changes and performance variances to budget
Own and continuously evolve the Americas Intelligence revenue model, including renewals, AACV, TCV, churn, and new bookings
Partner with the broader Americas Finance team on ad hoc analysis, leadership requests, and strategic planning initiatives
Performance Analysis & Reporting
Design and deliver weekly business health snapshots highlighting risks, opportunities, and key commercial trends
Support monthly performance deep-dives, including variance analysis versus forecast, budget, and prior year
Analyze trends across renewals, new business, books/reference sales, pricing, and customer retention
Track outcomes of strategic and commercial decisions against forecast assumptions and identify root causes of performance variances
Dashboarding & Data Enablement
Create and enhance dashboards that communicate business performance clearly and support timely decision-making
Partner closely with the FP&A team to ensure high-quality data, consistency of metrics, and alignment of assumptions across Finance and Sales
Identify opportunities to simplify reporting, automate recurring analysis, and improve insight generation
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or another quantitative field
3–5 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or commercial finance, preferably within a subscription-based, recurring revenue, or multi-revenue-stream business
Strong analytical, quantitative, and financial modeling skills
Advanced Excel skills with experience building structured, scalable, and auditable models
Working knowledge of Salesforce; experience analyzing pipeline and sales performance metrics preferred
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable insights
Demonstrated problem-solving mindset with the ability to proactively identify issues and recommend data-backed solutions
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with multiple priorities
Benefits
Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:
- Pension
- Private medical cover
- Annual leave and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday
At Law Business Research, we believe in the power of growth and the importance of nurturing talent. We have learned that building the right team delivers extraordinary results.
Our fast-paced journey to becoming a global technology-driven information service provider has been built upon the values we hold close: rewarding excellence, providing meaningful work on our leading brands, and fostering an inclusive environment that is diverse, connected, and supportive.
By doing this, we have grown together and achieved global success. Join us and be a part of a journey where your contributions are valued, your impact is significant, and your growth is our priority.