Head of Finance and Practice Management Systems

Deltra group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services firm in London is seeking a Head of Finance and Practice Management Systems to drive the development and execution of their financial and operational processes. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in legal finance platforms, agile project delivery, and strong stakeholder management skills. The role offers a dynamic work environment focused on the integration of innovative practice management systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in finance and practice management systems in legal services.
• Deep understanding of practice management platforms and legal billing processes.
• Experience with large-scale system upgrades and cloud transitions.

Responsibilities

• Support the firm's finance and practice management systems roadmap.
• Guide integration of core systems for efficient operations.
• Act as point of contact for key stakeholder escalations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Vendor negotiation

Communication

Agile delivery

Tools

Aderant Expert

Intapp

Emburse

Job description

Overview

I am currently working with a legal servicesclient on an exciting Head of Finance and Practice Management Systems. This is a Permanent role thatrequires 3 days a week in their London offices.

To be considered for this role, you must have

• Proven experience supporting finance and practice management systems in a professional services or legal environment.
• Deep understanding of practice management platforms (e.g. Aderant Expert), financial operations, and legal billing processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and vendor negotiation skills. Able to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience with large-scale system upgrades, cloud transitions, and cross-functional programme delivery working in an Agile delivery environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities to meet the needs of the business.

Key responsibilities

• Proactively support the development and execution of the firm's finance and practice management systemsroadmap, ensuring alignment with firmwide transformation initiatives and enterprise architecture standards.
• Guide the integration of core systems (e.g. Expert, Intapp, Emburse) to support consistent, reliable, and efficient financial and operational processes.
• Monitor vendor roadmaps and market trends, including attending conferences as relevant, to inform internal strategy and investment planning.
• Act as the firm's point of contact for key stakeholder escalations, working closely with regional finance leads, IT, and practice management stakeholders.
• Ensure readiness for go-lives, including change and comms activities, user training, data validation, and business continuity planning working closely with the delivery teams, including the Programme Management Office.

If this matches yourskillsetthen send your CV for our careful consideration!