Fried Frank · 8 hours ago
Manager of Financial Systems
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expFried Frank is a leading law firm with a strong commitment to excellence, integrity, and collaboration. The Manager of Financial Systems will lead the modernization of financial applications and processes, working closely with IT and Finance teams to enhance the firm's financial systems landscape and deliver exceptional service to business leaders.
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Responsibilities
Lead the Firm through the modernization of its financial applications and processes
Champion improvements and support the Finance function in delivering exceptional service to the Firm’s Partnership and business leaders
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
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
Provide strong technical expertise serving as a subject matter expert on finance technology, providing guidance, training, and documentation, 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
Display a strong commitment to project management principles
Qualification
Required
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 if the education qualification is in Accounting/Finance, or demonstrated experience in IT if the education qualification is in Finance/Accounting
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
Deliver strong technical expertise serving as a subject matter expert on finance technology, providing guidance, training and documentation, and support to finance teams and stakeholders across the organization
Previous experience with, and proficiency in, 3E required
Adopts a continual improvement/continual development approach to optimizing systems and processes across the firm's financial systems
Analyzes current business processes, makes recommendations for improvements, and manages implementation of new practices
Maintains the firm's financial systems with uncompromising data integrity to support accurate reporting, analytics and decision-making
Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization, employing tact, diplomacy, and professionalism
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 and skill in developing and retaining talent
Outstanding client service skills and responsiveness
Preferred
Excellent technical skills including SQL, advanced Excel, experience with data models and data integrations is also strongly preferred
Thorough knowledge of law firm financial and accounting practices and procedures
Collaborate with the Finance teams on continuous system and process optimization
Displays a strong commitment to project management principles
Stay current with platform capabilities and best practices. Continuously expand your knowledge and expertise through training, networking, and peer events
Takes initiative in their professional development, seeks out feedback, and continues to seek out new learning opportunities
Promote and champion a culture of data-driven decision making across the Firm
Benefits
Comprehensive medical coverage
Retirement plans
Health and wellness initiatives
Company
Fried Frank
Counsel to many of the world’s largest companies, financial institutions and investment firms.
501-1000 employees
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