Senior Financial Systems Analyst

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Senior Financial Systems Analyst

The candidate will facilitate effective billing & financial processing with the firm’s Elite 3E (and related) financial applications, provide support for finance and other users, maintain system setups & security, assist with report development and data validation, and perform financial process and data analysis projects. Lead small to medium projects with high level of ownership. Leadership of these projects includes writing business requirements, creating a project plan, coordinating internal resources and vendors, and tracking progress toward project completion. Provide technical and analytical support in maintaining the firm’s financial systems by having a thorough, in-depth understanding of the firm’s financial applications and data flows throughout the system—user security, set-up of new codes & masking, troubleshooting issues, etc.. Provide technical and analytical support to Finance departments to facilitate business process improvement through effective use of technology and internal control procedures. Identify areas for improvement, analyze processes and requirements, and recommend solutions for increased efficiency and minimalizing waste. Use Legal Lean Sigma methodology when appropriate. Work with vendor support to research functionality options, best practices, and resolve support issues. As a project manager on complex projects, this will include invoice review, ensuring expenses stay within the budgeted statement of work, and working with the vendor to resolve discrepancies as necessary. Perform structured data analysis of proposed systems and mapping of application data to existing applications for required interfaces. Ensure that new and upgraded systems interfaces are adequately analyzed to successfully integrate with existing application systems and supporting technologies. Coordinate and perform detailed research in two key areas: 1) Review and analysis of solutions proposed by Business / Roadmap owners. (May be the introduction of new technology, business process, or a change in an existing technology or business process.) 2) Assessment for Systems Management of new products or vendor-supplied upgrades to licensed products. Prepare high-level estimates of product costs, resources, technical issues, and business risks. Perform cost/benefit analysis. Provides comparative analysis of like products and/or solutions based on known business requirements and prepares a recommendation for selection. Brief management and other teams on results of research efforts. Mentor peers and other team members in project management, Legal Lean Sigma, and firm policies and procedures. Ensure effective FSA development through coaching, guidance, mentoring, and training. Draft procedures and documentation for new functions or new users. Provide general overviews and specific functions training to Finance departments, business professionals, and other operational departments. Four-year degree in Accounting/Finance, Business Information Systems or equivalent is required. Should have 5+ years of financial accounting/analysis or financial systems experience, preferably in a professional services firm. Should have 3+ years of project management experience. Experience with 3E or other integrated financial applications (Chrome River, Proforma Tracker, EDG Templates, Intapp Time, etc.) strongly preferred. Formal training and experience in systems analysis, and/or business analysis is highly desirable. Intermediate to expert level of experience with SQL and relational databases is required. Experience with business analysis or systems analysis, and quality-improvement techniques and methodology including process mapping and work-flow analysis tools is preferred. Financial applications Elite 3E, Proforma Tracker, EDG Templates, Chrome River, Intapp Time and Image Expert skills is required.

Additional Information

Job requisition ID: R0003688

Company info

Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue Suite 4900
Seattle
Washington
United States 98101
Website : https://www.perkinscoie.com