Senior Manager/ Manager of Financial Systems

Fried Frank Business Services Opportunities•New York, NY

1d•$180,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Financial Systems leads the Firm through the modernization of its financial applications and processes, championing improvements and supporting the Finance function in delivering exceptional service to the Firm’s Partnership and business leaders. Working closely with both IT and Finance teams, the Manager plays a key role in shaping and continuously enhancing the Firm’s financial systems landscape. This includes driving the development of effective business process improvements, understanding and adopting new data and compliance requirements, maintaining optimal system performance, and contributing to strategic planning and budgeting of fiscal projects and initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting or computer sciences.
A minimum of 5 years supporting financial systems, preferably in a law firm or other professional service organization.
Experience in both IT and Finance (or demonstrated experience in one if education is in the other).
Strong understanding of professional services financial process including time entry, billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, general ledger, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, month and year-end closings client/matter intake and rate management.
Previous experience with, and proficiency in, 3E required.
Excellent technical skills including SQL, advanced Excel, experience with data models and data integrations is also strongly preferred.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and the experience and understanding to simplify complex technical issues for attorneys and other professionals.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, and effectively make judgments in prioritizing and time allocation.
Leadership and team building skills.
Outstanding client service skills and responsiveness.
Thorough knowledge of law firm financial and accounting practices and procedures.
Displays a strong commitment to project management principles.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with Intapp Time and Intapp Integration Builder and Intapp Integration Services (Boomi) strongly advantageous.

Responsibilities

Serve as a key member of the IT team, leading innovation, best practices, and operational excellence across the Firm’s financial systems and processes.
Help the Firm embrace change and adopt a continuous-improvement mindset to keep financial systems operating at optimal levels.
Drive the development of effective business process improvements.
Understand and adopt new data and compliance requirements.
Maintain optimal system performance.
Contribute to strategic planning and budgeting of fiscal projects and initiatives.
Provide guidance, training, and support to finance teams and stakeholders across the organization.
Analyze current business processes, make recommendations for improvements, and manage implementation of new practices.
Maintain the firm’s financial systems with uncompromising data integrity to support accurate reporting, analytics and decision-making.
Interact effectively with all levels of the organization, employing tact, diplomacy, and professionalism.
Manage multiple concurrent objectives, and effectively make judgments in prioritizing and time allocation.
Develop and retain talent.
Collaborate with the Finance teams on continuous system and process optimization.
Stay current with platform capabilities and best practices.
Continuously expand your knowledge and expertise through training, networking, and peer events.
Take initiative in their professional development, seek out feedback, and continue to seek out new learning opportunities.
Promote and champion a culture of data-driven decision making across the Firm.