Junior Financial Systems Assistant

Womble Bond Dickinson; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing resources

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initi"

Job summary

Womble Bond Dickinson in Newcastle is seeking a Junior Financial Systems Assistant to support the maintenance and development of our financial systems and reporting tools. You will work closely with colleagues across the firm to ensure smooth operation of financial reporting processes while developing your technical and analytical skills for future career progression.

You will help resolve day-to-day issues in our practice management system (Aderant), assist with testing and implementing new

Qualifications

• GCSEs/A-Levels or equivalent.
• Strong Excel skills; willingness to learn SSRS and SQL scripting.
• Proven multi-tasking and workload management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop financial systems and reports.
• Provide first-line user support and training.
• Assist with testing, development and implementation of system upgrades.
• Document processes and user guides.

Skills

Excel skills

SSRS

SQL scripting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

GCSEs / A-Levels

Tools

Aderant

SQL

Job description

Central to our success are of course our very talented lawyers, but they couldn't achieve their results without the ongoing support from our Finance team who have an essential role to play in growing the business and maintaining our financial performance. We've identified that we can add real value to our clients and gain a competitive advantage when we have meaningful data to analyse, especially when it comes to financial information. We need to ensure this information is analysed regularly and that our existing systems continue to meet the needs of both our clients and lawyers in an ever-changing legal landscape.

We therefore have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Financial Systems Assistant to join our team in Newcastle.

About the Role

As a Junior Financial Systems Assistant, you'll play a key role in supporting the maintenance and development of our financial systems. Working closely with colleagues across the firm, you'll help ensure the smooth running of our financial reporting tools and processes, while developing your technical and analytical skills for future career progression.

You'll assist with resolving day-to-day issues across our financial systems, including our practice management system (Aderant). You'll support the development, testing, and implementation of new system features and upgrades, while maintaining and updating financial reports using Excel and other tools. We're looking for somebody who can provide first-line support to users, respond to queries, and elevate more complex issues when needed. Additionally, you'll contribute to user training sessions, promote best practices, and ensure system processes and user guides are clearly documented.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic, technically minded, and eager to learn. You'll be joining a team where your contributions will be valued and your development supported. You'll have an interest in Finance & Data Management, along with strong Excel skills and a keen interest in developing your knowledge of SSRS and SQL scripting. With clear communication, analytical thinking, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, you'll be highly motivated, well-organised, and thrive as a collaborative team player.

To be successful in this role, you'll need as a minimum:

• GCSEs/A-Levels or equivalent.
• Strong Excel skills and a willingness to learn SSRS and SQL scripting.
• Proven experience of multi tasking and managing your own workload.

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel and has helped us earn the Great Place to Work® certification in the UK, based entirely on feedback from our people. Recognising our commitment to creating a high-trust workplace where people feel valued, supported and empowered to succeed.

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team and an Inclusive Recruitment Lead, who all work with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all.