Financial Systems Analyst

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is seeking a Financial Systems Analyst to support and optimize the firm’s financial platforms. The role collaborates with Finance, Revenue Management, Billing, Accounting, and HR to gather requirements and translate them into actionable system solutions.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with the Aderant Expert suite, strong SQL skills, and a deep understanding of law-firm financial processes including time entry, rates, and billing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, computer science or a related field required.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with the Aderant Expert suite required, including rate, timekeeper, client/matter and billing setup.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and T‑SQL required.
• Experience with Aderant Expert strongly preferred.
• Understanding of law firm financial workflows including time entry, rates, billing and collections.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support the firm’s financial systems: Aderant Expert Classic, Expert Framework, iTimekeep, Intapp Open, Chrome River, BillBlast and others.
• Gather requirements from business partners and translate into functional specs for financial systems.
• Set up and maintain timekeeper rates, clients, matters, and billing teams; manage rate changes and end dates.
• Manage user security and access for multiple systems and groups.
• Develop and maintain SSRS reports, alerts and ad hoc queries for Finance and Billing.
• Create/modify DocuDraft bill templates and disbursement codes.
• Maintain data integrity and perform data clean-up and mass updates.
• Support data mapping and integrations with Workday, Intapp, VersaPay, Onyx.
• Assist with testing, upgrades, and new system implementations.
• Provide Help Desk support for financial systems and document user guides.

Skills

SQL

Aderant Expert

Excel

Requirements gathering

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/info systems

Tools

SSRS

DocuDraft

Security Manager

View Editor

T-SQL

Job description

Location(s): Dallas, New York, or Washington, DC

Schedule: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

FLSA: Exempt

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We are currently seeking a Financial Systems Analyst in the Finance department, reporting to the Financial Systems Manager.

This role is able to work remotely but must reside near the Dallas, New York or Washington, DC office. The Financial Systems Analyst will be responsible for the day-to-day administration, configuration and support of the firm’s financial systems. The Financial Systems Analyst works closely with business partners in Finance, Revenue Management, Billing, Accounting and Human Resources to gather requirements and translate them into functional specifications and system solutions. The role involves rate, timekeeper, client and matter setup, user security and access, reporting, bill templates, month-end close, testing and Help Desk support. The Financial Systems Analyst should have experience with the Aderant Expert suite and a working knowledge of its data structure, along with SQL skills and an understanding of legal financial workflows, including time entry, rates, billing and collections.

The Financial Systems Analyst must be self‑motivated, demonstrate initiative and accurately complete projects in a timely fashion. The Financial Systems Analyst is expected to perform all responsibilities with a commitment to providing exceptional service to the firm’s attorneys, advisors and staff, and maintain an atmosphere of teamwork and continuous improvement. Above all, the Financial Systems Analyst must fulfill the needs of the firm in a manner which is consistent with the Firm’s Core Values.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Administer and support the firm’s financial systems: Aderant Expert Classic, Aderant Expert Framework (Expert Billing, Expert Collections, Expert Rate and Expert Image), iTimekeep, Intapp Open, Chrome River, BillBlast and others.
• Work closely with business partners to gather requirements and translate them into functional specifications for financial systems.
• Set up and maintain timekeeper rates, including annual standard rate uploads, new hire, promotion, summer and fall associate rates, rate changes and rate end dates.
• Set up and maintain clients, matters, timekeepers and billing teams, including employee, client development, partner expense, estate planning and other non-billable matters, and timekeeper FTE changes.
• Administer user security and access, including iTimekeep setup, work groups, app groups and security policies, and the inactivation of access for departing personnel.
• Develop and maintain SSRS reports, alerts and ad hoc queries for Finance, Revenue Management, Billing and Accounting.
• Create and modify DocuDraft bill templates, matter options and disbursement codes.
• Monitor and maintain data integrity, including clearing locks and blocks, correcting error entries and corrupt records, and performing data clean‑up and mass updates.
• Support data mapping and integrations between Aderant and other systems, including Workday, Intapp, VersaPay, and Onyx.
• Participate in month‑end and year‑end closing activities.
• Assist with testing new customizations, software releases and upgrades, and support firm initiatives and new system implementations.
• Provide Help Desk support for financial systems and troubleshoot user and system issues as necessary.
• Create and maintain functional documentation and user guides and participate in cross‑training within the team.
• Identify and recommend process improvements and opportunities for automation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, computer science or a related field required.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with the Aderant Expert suite required, including rate, timekeeper, client/matter and billing setup.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and T‑SQL required.
• Experience with Aderant Expert strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Aderant Expert security setup and customization tools, including DocuDraft, Security Manager and View Editor, preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of law firm financial processes, including time entry, rates, billing, collections and month‑end close.
• Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into clear functional specifications.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with a focus on data accuracy and integrity.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate potentially detailed and complex information to others.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adjust to changing priorities in a professional manner.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Willingness and ability to assume new tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong service orientation, and an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with users, peers, office and firm management, and outside business partners.
• Ability to work well under pressure, facilitate solutions, and meet deadlines and milestones for assigned projects.
• Commitment to the team and to the firm.
• Commitment to professional growth and development.