Financial Systems Analyst
About The Position
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is seeking a Financial Systems Analyst for its Finance department. Reporting to the Financial Systems Manager, this role administers, configures, and supports the firm’s financial systems. The analyst works with teams across Finance, Revenue Management, Billing, Accounting, and Human Resources to gather requirements and turn them into functional specifications and system solutions. The position may be performed remotely, but the employee must reside near the Dallas, New York, or Washington, DC office. The schedule is 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM. The role supports financial platforms and workflows, including rate, timekeeper, client, and matter setup; security and access; reporting; bill templates; month-end close; testing; and Help Desk support. It calls for experience with the Aderant Expert suite and its data structure, SQL skills, and an understanding of legal financial processes such as time entry, rates, billing, and collections. The analyst is expected to provide exceptional service, work collaboratively, show initiative, complete projects accurately and on time, and uphold the firm’s Core Values.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, computer science, or a related field.
- At least 4 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with the Aderant Expert suite, including rate, timekeeper, client/matter, and billing setup.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and T-SQL.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Understanding of law firm financial processes, including time entry, rates, billing, collections, and month-end close.
- Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into clear functional specifications.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with a focus on data accuracy and integrity.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn quickly.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adjust to changing priorities professionally.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness and ability to take on new tasks and responsibilities.
- Strong service orientation and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with users, peers, firm management, and outside business partners.
- Ability to work under pressure, facilitate solutions, and meet project deadlines and milestones.
- Commitment to the team, the firm, and professional growth and development.
Nice To Haves
- SSRS report development experience.
- Working knowledge of Aderant Expert security setup and customization tools, including DocuDraft, Security Manager, and View Editor.
Responsibilities
- Administer and support the firm’s financial systems, including Aderant Expert Classic, Aderant Expert Framework, iTimekeep, Intapp Open, Chrome River, BillBlast, and other systems.
- Gather requirements from business partners and translate them into functional specifications for financial systems.
- Set up and maintain timekeeper rates, including annual standard rate uploads and rates for new hires, promotions, summer and fall associates, rate changes, and rate end dates.
- Set up and maintain clients, matters, timekeepers, and billing teams, including non-billable matters and timekeeper FTE changes.
- Administer user security and access, including iTimekeep setup, work groups, app groups, security policies, and access inactivation for departing personnel.
- Develop and maintain SSRS reports, alerts, and ad hoc queries for Finance, Revenue Management, Billing, and Accounting.
- Create and modify DocuDraft bill templates, matter options, and disbursement codes.
- Monitor and maintain data integrity by clearing locks and blocks, correcting error entries and corrupt records, and performing data clean-up and mass updates.
- Support data mapping and integrations between Aderant and systems such as Workday, Intapp, VersaPay, and Onyx.
- Participate in month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Assist with testing customizations, software releases, and upgrades, and support firm initiatives and new system implementations.
- Provide Help Desk support for financial systems and troubleshoot user and system issues.
- Create and maintain functional documentation and user guides, and participate in team cross-training.
- Identify and recommend process improvements and opportunities for automation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health and other insurance benefits.
- Financial and other benefits, including 401(k) eligibility.
- Discretionary bonus.
- Paid time off benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
