Finance Systems Accountant

Jameson Legal Tech; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jameson Legal Tech is seeking a Finance Systems Accountant to join a dynamic legal firm in Greater London. Reporting to the CFO and IT Manager, you will drive platform optimisation and change, acting as the SME for Elite 3e and other finance systems.

You will transform finance processes, champion system use, and collaborate with finance, IT, and external consultants to automate reporting and enhance decision making. Strong analytical skills and proactive work ethic are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a legal finance systems role.
• Proven experience optimising practice management systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Elite 3e.
• Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for Elite 3e and other finance systems.
• Champion use of finance systems to solve challenges.
• Transform finance systems to support firm growth.
• Drive continuous improvement and reduce manual processes.
• Link finance, IT and external consultants.
• Ensure information supports improved decision making.
• Manage projects including automation of reporting packs and management accounts.
• Supervise BI design and improvements.
• Ensure system integrity.

Skills

Elite 3e

Finance systems

Systems optimisation

BI design

Tools

3e ERP

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:

• 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.

To be considered for this role, it is essential that you possess strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle a busy workload. You also need to be proactive and hardworking with a “can-do” approach.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy and innovative team in a challenging and rewarding role.