Finance System Consultant (6-Month FTC)

Mishcon de Reya LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mishcon de Reya LLP seeks a Finance Systems Lead to own the strategy and delivery of the firm's finance technology stack. You will drive enhancements, manage cross-functional projects, and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

This role requires deep Aderant experience, strong stakeholder engagement, and leadership of a hybrid environment combining on-premises and cloud solutions. As part of a large international firm, you will collaborate with Technology, Finance and Transformation teams to

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in Finance Systems (Aderant) in a large, international environment.
• Experience building-out / implementing / data migration with a financial / ERP solution.
• Familiarity with cross product integrations.
• Experience managing hybrid environments of on premise and cloud hosted applications.
• Experience with Microsoft Infrastructure stack.
• Advanced IT skills: Excel macros, SQL and Power BI.
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience in managing a team.
• Degree educated with an accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision and strategy for finance systems, aligning with business goals.
• Lead continuous improvement of financial systems and reporting capabilities.
• Deliver future integration of financial data.
• Manage cross-departmental finance system projects and gather requirements.
• Oversee design, build, implement and test of Finance Tech projects with resources and UAT.
• Act as a bridge between Finance, Transformation and Technology teams.

Skills

Finance systems expertise

Project management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Excel macros

SQL

Power BI

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Aderant ERP

Intapp Time

Chrome River

Anaplan

Job description

This role will be responsible for the smooth running and end-delivery of all financial systems and with strong project expertise. The role will be responsible for managing system configuration changes, enhancements and working closely with the wider Technology, Finance and Transformation teams.

The Department

Mishcon has experienced a huge amount of growth in recent years and our success shows no sign of stopping. Our Technology team also continues to go from strength to strength and we are involved in some incredibly exciting and innovative initiatives across the firm. Rather than being considered a necessary support function, our Technology department is an integral part of the strategy of the firm, and this is reflected both by the level of tech investment and how Technology initiatives are discussed at the most senior level.

The Finance Systems Environment

The finance systems environment is a hybrid environment of on premise and cloud hosted systems comprised of the following applications which are managed by a team of 7.

On Premise

• Aderant ERP (Time Recording, Billing, Accounting, GL)
• Some integrations
• Intapp Matter Opening (managed by another team but integrated with Aderant)

Cloud

• Intapp Time (Mobile Time Recording)
• Chrome River (Expenses, Purchasing and Invoicing)
• Anaplan (FP&A, Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning)
• Integrations with firm's HR system (People Hub), BD system (Interaction) resource management system (Capacity) and MDM (Profisee)
• Ayora (AI based WIP Analysis and Proposal tool)

Duties And Responsibilities

Transformation

• Define and drive the product vision and strategy for finance systems, focusing on delivering measurable value for the business and ensuring strategic alignment with business goals ensuring it is fit for purpose both now and in the future.
• Drive the continuous improvement of the firm's financial systems, analytical and reporting capabilities and proactively identify opportunities for enhancements and improvements.
• Lead, optimise and successfully deliver future integration of financial data.
• Engage in multiple cross-departmental finance system projects. Requirement gathering through engagement with key stakeholders, workshops and consultation, to translate complex business processes and requirements into financial system changes, preparing financial process and dataflow documentation.
• Inputting into the design, build, implement and test of Finance Tech projects, including allocation of resources, development of UAT test plans and scripts and driving the UAT process. This includes projects in flight including the implementation of ODDR (bill distribution and collection) and the rollout of finance systems in future branch offices. It also includes future systems implementations for Treasury, Treasury Reporting, KPI Analysis and Cashflow.
• Stakeholder management; working efficiently and effectively with other functions e.g., acting as the 'bridge' between Finance, Transformation and Technology teams.
• Working with other systems teams to successfully deliver cross-functional changes.
• Management and oversight of key delivery partners including but not limited to Report Factory, Aderant, ODDR, Harbour, Intapp, Roox, Anaplan & Emburse.
• Support the wider Technology team with financial systems releases / upgrades. Ensure smooth transition to BAU of any newly deployed solutions / modules.
• Management of other systems integrations to the financial system.

BAU

• Supervision of month end and year end processes including triaging issues, reporting, reconciliations, analysis and testing.
• Responding to help desk tickets (data requests including changes to data, reporting, backend data management). This includes incident and problem management (second line support).
• Ensure access controls to the finance systems is in place and regular reviews are conducted and relevant documentations are up to date. This includes user access administration.
• System maintenance including patching, software updates and template updates.

Skills/Experience

• 8+ years' experience in Finance Systems (Aderant) gained in a large, international environment.
• Previous experience building-out / implementing / data migration with a financial / ERP solution.
• Familiarity with cross product integrations
• Experience managing hybrid environments consisting of on premise and cloud hosted applications.
• Experience of Microsoft Infrastructure stack.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and is able to elaborate technical concepts to non-technical colleagues. Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced IT skills i.e., writing macros in Excel, SQL and Microsoft Power BI.
• Strong Project Management skills.
• Experience in managing a team.
• Degree educated with an accountancy qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) desirable.

Attributes

• Organised, analytical, pragmatic, methodical, inquisitive and curious, highly articulate and numerate.
• Flexible and adaptable - comfortable with ambiguity as the business grows and evolves.
• Multi-cultural approach - comfortable working with different cultures.
• Personable and hands-on, driven and determined to succeed with a can-do attitude.
• A team player capable of solving complex issues on his/her own.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About

About Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1400 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE. The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work the firm undertakes is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, centred around three increasingly entwined and connected sectors: the Innovation Economy, Private Wealth and Capital, and Real Estate. The firm is known as a disputes powerhouse with a formidable capacity firmwide for dispute resolution.

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE , and MDRi (in Hong Kong). The Group also includes MDR Lab , which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

In 2024, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.