Financial Systems Business Analyst

Stradley Ronon; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A national law firm is seeking a detail-oriented Financial Systems Analyst to support and optimize their financial technology ecosystem. The role includes providing systems support, analyzing business processes, and creating documentation. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, and 3-6+ years of experience in financial systems, preferably within a law firm or similar environment. Strong SQL skills and experience with legal billing systems are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or related field required.
• 3–6+ years of experience in financial systems or accounting systems administration.
• Experience with legal billing and accounting systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-level financial systems support for 3E in a legal environment.
• Partner with teams to analyze law firm business processes.
• Support standard and ad hoc financial and billing reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Financial systems analysis

SQL query skills

Business process analysis

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems

Tools

3E Systems

Job description

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP is a national, full-service law firm founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with marquee practices in investment management, litigation, and business. We are committed to smart growth, innovative thinking, excellence and integrity. With 225 attorneys and 180 business professionals, we proudly serve a diverse base of household-name clients, many of whom help shape the world of financial services and products, working together to produce achievements greater than the sum of our parts.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Financial Systems Analyst to support and optimize our financial technology ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

3E Systems Support

• Provide first-level financial systems support for 3E in a law firm environment, supporting timekeepers, Billing, and Finance teams.
• Support 3E functions including time entry, prebills, billing, client/matter setup, and financial reporting.
• Assist with system administration tasks such as user provisioning, security role maintenance, and reference data updates under senior analyst guidance.
• Investigate system issues related to billing rules, matter configuration, and financial data flows; resolved routine issues and escalated complex defects with detailed findings.

Systems Analysis & Business Process Support

• Partner with Accounting and Billing teams to analyze law firm business processes, including timekeeping, billing cycles, collections, and revenue recognition.
• Assist in documenting matter-based workflows, billing arrangements, and system dependencies within 3E.
• Support system change requests by gathering requirements, assessing downstream impacts, and assisting with configuration or enhancement planning.
• Support 3E upgrades, patches, and configuration changes across development, test, and production environments.
• Execute functional, regression, and data validation testing focused on billing accuracy and financial controls.
• Assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by preparing test cases, supporting Billing and Finance users, and validating post-deployment outcomes.

Data, Reporting & SQL Support

• Support standard and ad hoc financial and billing reports for law firm stakeholders.
• Use basic SQL queries to extract, reconcile, and validate time, billing, and matter data.
• Assist with data integrity checks to ensure consistency between 3E, billing outputs, and downstream financial reports.

Documentation Support

• Create and maintain system and process documentation related to 3E billing, timekeeping, and reporting.
• Provide systems-focused support to timekeepers, billing analysts, and finance users, translating business questions into technical findings.
• Contribute to internal knowledge base content supporting financial systems and law firm operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field required.
• 3–6+ years of experience in financial systems, accounting systems administration, or financial analysis, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Experience with legal billing and accounting systems strongly preferred.

No agencies please. Outside agencies, search firms and/or their representatives will not be compensated in any way for unsolicited candidate submissions, or submissions made through anyone other than a Legal Recruiting Department representative.

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.