Financial System Engineer (Elite3E or Aderant)

1872 Consulting; Illinois; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

1872 Consulting in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Engineer to lead daily technical support of Elite 3E, Intapp Time, and related finance systems, ensuring data integrity and audit readiness. You will partner with Accounting, BI, and IT to design solutions and improve workflows.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in finance software within a law firm, with experience in integrations, APIs, SQL, and validation testing, and the ability to coordinate UAT and deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of financial or accounting systems experience, ideally in the legal industry.
• Experience with Elite 3E, Intapp Time and related financial software.
• Strong SQL, APIs, and stored procedures experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive administration, configuration, maintenance and enhancement of financial platforms.
• Lead implementation efforts for new Finance/Accounting systems.
• Develop validation plans, test scripts, and acceptance criteria for configs and upgrades.
• Lead UAT activities with Finance, Accounting and stakeholders.
• Ensure changes meet business requirements and audit controls.
• Document results, defects and approvals for production deployment.
• Provide escalated technical support for financial applications.

Skills

APIs

SQL

Stored procedures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Elite 3E

Intapp Time

Emburse Enterprise

Job description

Senior Financial System Engineer (Elite 3E or Aderant)

Chicago, IL – Onsite 3 days per week

The Senior Financial Systems Engineer is responsible for the daily technical support of critical financial and accounting systems to ensure accurate system operation, financial data integrity, and successful audits. As the functional expert on the Firm’s financial systems, this role serves as the technical point of contact and partners closely with Accounting, Business Intelligence, and the Information Technology (IT) department. The role designs and documents technical solutions, system updates, workflow improvements, and makes appropriate recommendations that positively impact operational effectiveness. The ideal candidate combines deep technical experience with a strong understanding of how systems support law firm financial processes, including billing, collections, general ledger management, and time entry.

As the Senior Financial Systems Engineer, your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Drive the administration, configuration, maintenance, and enhancement of the firm's financial management platforms. Serve as the technical lead and trusted advisor to the Accounting team
• Oversee the technical aspects and processes of implementing new systems related to Finance and Accounting.
• Develop, document, and execute validation plans, test scripts, and acceptance criteria for financial systems, upgrades, integrations, reports, and configuration changes.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and coordinate validation efforts with Finance, Accounting, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure system changes meet business requirements and comply with internal controls, audit requirements, and business objectives.
• Document test results, defects, remediation activities, and final approvals for production deployment.
• Provide escalated technical support to users of financial applications.
• Effective written and oral communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills required to communicate with IT team members, internal customers, and vendors. Displays a customer-service attitude and a high sense of urgency in resolving technical issues.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to drive and coordinate multiple activities in a results-oriented environment.
• Highly available and responsive to occasional after-hours issues, as the Firm operates on a 24x7 basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of financial or accounting systems experience in the legal industry.
• Proven experience with core financial software applications, such as Elite 3E, Intapp Time, Emburse Enterprise, and/or similar applications.
• In-depth experience with integrations, APIs, SQL, and stored procedures.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping, methodology development, and data mapping.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines.