Finance Systems & Projects Lead

United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance with Bupa

Life assurance (4x salary)

Critical illness insurance (2x salary)

Income protection insurance

7% firm pension contribution

Gym membership/wellness allowance

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual holiday

Job summary

King & Spalding LLP is seeking a Finance Systems Manager to oversee the functional management of the Firm’s financial information systems. The role emphasizes ensuring integrity, security, and efficiency across finance modules with strong collaboration between Finance and IT.

Responsibilities include project leadership, requirements gathering, testing, and liaison with vendors to optimize processes and reporting. A senior background in accounting/finance systems is essential for timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Information Systems.
• 7+ years of related experience is required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
• Including experience leading projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects and the system development life cycle.
• Review, clarify, and/or test deliverables prepared in conjunction with the finance team before providing the final product to stakeholders.
• Work with Finance to define requirements, conduct needs analysis, determine project specifications, identify solutions, and implement recommendations.
• Work with Directors, Managers, Stakeholders, and end users to create, implement, and document project specifications, project plans, and business processes and procedures with an emphasis on developing efficient procedures and methods to increase productivity by streamline processes.
• Update, modify, test, and/or repair existing software systems and propose innovative solutions to problems.
• Provide functional and technical analysis and documentation related to the design, development, and implementation of software systems and reports.
• Develop test strategies, tools, and systems.
• Oversee, design, track, and safely introduce modifications to the systems.
• Maintain and support existing Finance and Accounting applications.
• Act as liaison between the Finance and Technology department and vendors/consultants.
• Learn related tables / data structure and all aspects of the financial and related systems.
• Design and perform ad hoc queries, financial and operational reporting, and analysis.
• Maintain working knowledge of system associations and data logic flow.
• Create or update and test functional specifications for new or modified reports and applications.
• Apply accounting and auditing principles and techniques to ensure that data integrity, internal controls, and audit trails are maintained throughout all applications.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy across all financial applications, inquiries, ad-hoc reporting and systems.

Skills

Excel VBA

SQL (SSRS)

Power BI

Relational databases

Financial data systems

Data visualization

MS Office

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Information Systems

Tools

SSRS

ERP/Finance modules

Job description

King & Spalding LLP is seeking a Finance Systems Manager to oversee the functional management of the Firm’s financial information systems. The role emphasizes ensuring integrity, security, and efficiency across finance modules with strong collaboration between Finance and IT.

Responsibilities include project leadership, requirements gathering, testing, and liaison with vendors to optimize processes and reporting. A senior background in accounting/finance systems is essential for timely delivery.