Senior Specialist, Configuration and Asset

Kahana Feld; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kahana Feld is seeking a Financial Systems Specialist to administer and optimize its Aderant Expert financial platform and related accounting apps. You will deliver dashboards, reporting, and BI solutions while coordinating with Accounting, Legal Operations, and Data Analytics to improve workflows and data integrity.

The role focuses on system configuration, integrations, testing, and ongoing support to ensure reliable financial operations in a professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience supporting Aderant financial systems.
• Experience with Aderant Design Studio, including system configuration, automation, customization, and reporting.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial systems, controls, processes, and best practices.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Aderant and related financial applications.
• Provide technical support for Aderant Expert and integrated financial systems, including forecasting, reporting, and dashboards.
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards, tiles, reports, and analytical tools.
• Monitor updates, maintenance schedules, backups, and recovery processes for data integrity.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Legal Operations, and Data Analytics to maintain integrations.

Skills

Aderant

SQL

Dashboarding

Reporting

Tools

Aderant Design Studio

SSRS

iTimekeep

Job description

Job Description Description: The Financial Systems Specialist is a key member of the Technology team, responsible for the administration, maintenance, enhancement, and support of the firm's financial systems, with a primary focus on Aderant Expert and related accounting applications. This role partners closely with Accounting, Legal Operations, and other business departments to ensure system reliability, optimize financial workflows, and deliver reporting and analytics solutions that support business objectives.

The Financial Systems Specialist serves as the primary technical resource for the firm's financial systems, providing day-to-day support, troubleshooting, system configuration, customizations, integrations, and reporting solutions, including dashboards, tiles, and business intelligence tools.

Administer, maintain, and support the firm's Aderant financial management system and related financial applications.

Provide technical support for Aderant Expert and integrated financial systems, including Expert Billing & Collections, iTimekeep Time Entry, Paperless Pre-Bills, and SSRS reporting solutions.

Evaluate, implement, and optimize Aderant functionality and third‑party software solutions to enhance operational efficiency and business processes.

Support and troubleshoot applications and integrations connected to the Aderant environment.

Design, develop, and maintain dashboards, tiles, reports, and other analytical tools to improve system usability and business insights.

Monitor and maintain financial system updates, maintenance schedules, backups, and recovery processes to ensure system stability and data integrity.

Configure system enhancements, customizations, automations and new functionality while performing quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and regression testing in both test and production environments.

Collaborate with Legal Operations, Accounting, and Data Analytics teams to develop and maintain integrations between financial systems, databases, and third‑party applications.

Analyze business requirements and recommend solutions that improve financial system performance, efficiency, and user adoption.

Participate in strategic initiatives and system enhancement projects that support the firm's growth and evolving business needs.

Develop and maintain system documentation, procedures, and training materials to support end users and business processes.

Assist with special projects and technology initiatives related to financial systems and operational improvement.

Stay current with Aderant product enhancements, industry best practices, and emerging financial technology solutions.

Minimum of 2 years of experience supporting Aderant financial systems, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.

Experience with Aderant Design Studio, including system configuration, automation, customization, and reporting.

Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial systems, controls, processes, and best practices.

Excellent customer service, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Skilled at translating technical information into clear, user‑friendly language for non‑technical audiences.

Highly adaptable and able to manage changing priorities, projects, and business needs in a fast‑paced environment.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

Kahana Feld provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Full‑Time, Exempt

8:30am - 5:30pm Monday‑Friday. Occasional weekends and holidays.

The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to walk short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Work can be performed with or without accommodations.

Travel

10-30% domestic travel by car and by plane.