Financial Systems Engineer

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York, NY, is seeking a Financial Systems Engineer for the Information Services Department. This hybrid role based in Hudson Yards focuses on supporting the Aderant financial system and related applications to ensure accurate, timely financial data and smooth operations.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong T-SQL skills, experience with Aderant Expert, and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across the Microsoft stack while coordinating with IT

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years supporting a complex ecosystem of systems.
• Proficiency with T-SQL and SQL Server.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal abilities and independence in troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of the Aderant financial system and modules.
• Install, maintain, and provide technical expertise for financial systems beyond Aderant.
• Perform QA testing of new installs and upgrades.
• Provide status updates to stakeholders and coordinate with IT teams.

Skills

T-SQL

Strong communication

Microsoft stack

Independent troubleshooting

SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT and/or Accounting/Finance

Tools

Aderant Expert

PowerShell

IIS

SQL Server

Job description

Financial Systems Engineer

Information Services Department

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier international law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. Debevoise clients engage our lawyers for the high degree of quality, strategic focus and creativity we bring to our legal advice. Our talented administrative and legal support staff bring the same commitment to their work, ensuring the firm delivers the highest level of service and a distinctive client experience. We attract and retain highly skilled and dedicated staff by providing a work environment that is diverse, collaborative, respectful and collegial, and where professional growth is encouraged and nurtured. The firm is seeking a Financial Systems Engineer to join the Technology department. The Financial Systems Engineer reports to the Financial Systems Manager. This hybrid position is based in the firm's New York offices in Hudson Yards.

RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:

• Assist the firm's Finance Department as the primary engineer supporting all aspects of the Aderant financial system.
  • Provide expert-level support across Aderant modules. Proactively take ownership over vaguely defined issues and drive them to resolution (e.g. prebill generation issues, timeout issues, import errors, matter guidelines issues, issues splitting time, resolving failed jobs, etc.).
  • Expert-level understanding of Expert Billing; Expert General Ledger; Expert AP; AppShell; Generic Importer; Deployment Manager; Expert Rates; Expert Image.
  • Expert-level understanding of SQL and Aderant database structure. Ability to leverage this to debug issues.
  • Strong understanding of accounting workflows as they relate to the movement of data across Aderant modules, debugging, and general application support.
  • Familiartiy with the creation and maintenance of Generic Importer files.
  • Experience with DocuDraft is a plus.
  • Experience with Design Studio is a plus.
  • Experience working with Aderant APIs is a plus.
  • Experience with transition to Sierra is a plus
• Install, maintain and provide technical expertise for other financial systems (separate from Aderant).
  • Perform application integration, configuration and packaging requirements.
  • Perform QA testing of new application installs and upgrades.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve application issues and enhancement requests.
  • Ensures all team, departmental and firm policies and procedures are adhered to, including technical change management and service continuity.
• Provide regular status reports and keep multiple stakeholders abreast of issues/initiatives.
• Work with a variety of IT teams (Development, DBAs, Servers, Storage, Networking, InfoSec, etc.) as needed to resolve issues.
• Other duties as deemed appropriate by the Financial Systems Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting a complex ecosystem of systems.
• Proficiency with T-SQL.
• Excellent verbal, written, and documentation skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and quickly troubleshoot production issues.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft stack: Active Directory, Server operating systems, Group Policy, file and network security, etc.
• Strong sense of focus and excellent attention to detail, while working in a fast-paced and energetic environment.
• Must be available to provide weekend and after-hours support.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 5 years of experience working with Aderant Expert.
• Basic scripting in PowerShell or another language.
• Basic knowledge of IIS or another web server technology.
• Basic knowledge of proxy servers, firewalls, and TCP/IP stack.
• Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology and/or Accounting/Finance fields.
• 2+ years of experience working in a law firm environment.
• Experience working and delivering under Agile or SCRUM methodologies.