Finance Systems Accountant

Jameson Legal.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A national full-service law firm in Greater London is seeking a finance systems accountant to improve processes and drive optimization of finance systems. This role will involve acting as a subject matter expert for elite 3e, championing finance systems to solve challenges, and managing projects for automation and business intelligence. Candidates should hold an accounting qualification and possess strong experience in legal finance systems, especially with elite 3e.

Qualifications

• Must hold an accounting qualification.
• Experience in a legal finance systems role is essential.
• Proven ability to optimize practice management systems is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert for finance systems.
• Utilize finance systems to solve challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement and remove manual processes.

Skills

Accounting qualification

Experience in legal finance systems

Experience optimizing practice management systems

Knowledge of elite 3e

Analytical skills

Job description

Job Description

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a finance systems accountant to work at a national, full-service law firm. Reporting into the CFO and IT Manager, the main purpose of this role will be to improve processes, drive optimisation of the platform and effect change.

Main day to day responsibilities will include

• Acting as the subject matter expert for elite 3e and other finance systems.
• Utilising and championing the firm's finance systems to solve challenges.
• Transforming the finance systems to support the firm's growth.
• Driving continuous improvement and removing manual processes, embedding efficiency into tasks.
• Working collaboratively and being the link between finance, IT and external consultants.
• Ensuring that information is readily available to support improved decision making.
• Managing projects including the automation of reporting packs and management accounts.
• Supervising business intelligence design and improvements.
• Ensuring system integrity.

Main experience and skills required

• Accounting qualification.
• Strong experience of working in a legal finance systems position.
• Proven experience of optimising practice management systems.
• Advanced knowledge of elite 3e.
• Strong analytical skills.

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