Finance Systems Senior Manager

Finance Systems Senior Manager role now available in leading global law firm, working as the deputy to the Head of Finance Systems but with sole responsibility for a number of areas.

Ultimate responsibility for the support and best practice within the finance systems teams, as well as responsibility for the data integrity and systems accountant activities.

You will be the primary contributor to roadmaps, functional enhancements and design decisions, standing in for the Head when required and share responsibility with the Head on budgets and overall team management and direction.

The firm is a user of Elite 3e - prior experience in the systems not essential but desirable.

Specific duties include:

- Manage the 3 main groups that sit within the Finance Systems function, providing day to day support to all users
- Managing the escalation of issues and informing stakeholders of any impact to key finance systems services
- Working closely with IT in identifying, diagnosing and resolving technical and performance issues
- Onboarding client requirements for financial matters into finance systems, working with other teams across the firm to ensure timely and accurate updating whilst liaising with the partners
- Process improvements throughout the client onboarding and client data lifecycle
- System accounting checks and processes, reconciling and balancing, data integrity checks and administration processes to support system setups, security and configurations
- Primary point of contact between finance and IT
- Partnering with IT in agreeing resources and approaches needed to ensure reliable and robust solutions and services
- Providing strong leadership that drives delivery and innovation in the teams by empowering and developing others
- Setting strategic direction and priorities whilst having oversight of the tasks and planning for the group
- Responsible for the overall management and performance of the teams, developing staff via coaching / mentoring methods to meet their full potential
- Embedding continuous performance review and feedback into the teams via the direct reports and the displaying of a best practice approach
- Lead by using in-depth functional and operational experience, providing expertise and direction to the teams and their tasks and projects
- Ownership of additional systems related to finance processes (including Concur Expenses, eBilling Hub, Intapp Matter Workflow, Intapp Time, Robotic Process Automation)
- Manage vendor relationships / be the Finance Department representative for cross function vendors
- Understand software updates and changes and recommend frequency of update and impact on use
- Identify areas for improvement or wider use of solutions
- Design, organise and implement continuous finance systems learning across the firm via tutorials, tips and targeted training. Seek new methods and tools to deliver the content and messages
- Spend time with stakeholders from partners to finance staff to get feedback, understand their needs and to determine areas that need to feed into the finance systems roadmap
- Build feedback rich relationships with senior Finance team members globally to guide the review and improvement of the services the teams deliver

This role would suit someone working at Finance Systems Manager level looking to step up, or a Head of Finance Systems in a smaller firm looking for a bigger firm exposure.

This individual would ideally have experience of Elite 3e but other systems are equally considered, with a preference of law firm finance systems experience, or wider professional services. Must be a good people manager and strong leader.

Will need to be able to work on a 60% office based VS 40% home hybrid working pattern.

Bonus of c.15% on top of base salary.