Finance Systems Analyst

Job Description

Pleased to be partnering with an international law firm recruiting a Finance Process Advisor to join their established team. The Process & Infrastructure team sits within Group Finance and acts as the main point of contact on all matters relating to financepolicies and processes.This role is responsible for providing guidance and advice to the members of the global finance community on finance policy and process issues, regular system maintenance tasks and initiating changes to the Finance systems.Overview:This role provides support, advice and solutions to system and process-related problems for Finance systems users in all offices.Day-to-day support involves responding to calls in the ServiceNow system and ad-hoc queries from offices, providing advice to users in local offices, clearing errors and identifying technical issues.Where technical issues are more complex, the role involves introducing improvements through the Change Request process in conjunction with Technology and supporting senior PI colleagues on project work.This role is also responsible for system tasks, for example: master data maintenance, data integrity and authorizations.Responsbilities:

• Provide support and guidance on matters of policy and process to global finance users including providing guidance on the use of SAP R/3.

• Where required document policies and processes for inclusion within the Finance manual and assist in the preparation of training materials and giving training, communicating changes etc.

• Maintain matter management systems and processes within/outside SAP R/3 including matter opening, time recording, transferring of time, billing and debt collection. Ensure requests are responded to in a timely manner and changes are tested as appropriate.

• Be responsible for approving and progressing authorisations and access requests. Ensure that requests are in line with finance policy and ensure the appropriate segregation of duties.

• Carry out periodic authorisation reviews working with global finance managers and external auditors.

• Perform regular checks of system error logs. Ensure all errors are promptly followed up and resolved, this may involve liaison with end users and other functions (HR, ISS). Identify and assess the impact of errors and escalate where necessary.

• Where technical changes are required, preparing change requests documentation, working with Technology to implement changes, testing improvements before release and communicating with local offices after release.

• Support senior PI colleagues on strategic and BAU projects as required. Likely involvement will be around testing new solutions and helping to train users.

Character:

• Professional manner
• Confident and self-assured
• Committed to providing a high-quality service
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Good attention to detail
• Committed to seeing job through
• Highly motivated and capable of working both in a team and on own initiative
• Eagerness to learn and to face new challenges and experiences
• Willingness to invest time and research into coming up with new ideas by taking the initiative
• Flexibility

Practical experience:

• 2 to 3 years finance experience with exposure to a range of work, including strong skills in at least some of the following matter management areas:
• Legal billing, ebilling, time recording support, matter opening, WIP management / pledging and cash collection
• Experience of the professional services industry
• Experience of SAP R/3

This role will allow for hybrid working with candidates able to work 2 days a week at home if they prefer hybrid working. An excellent benefits package is on offer as well as excellent training and career development.

Keyskills :
Financial SystemsLaw FirmProcess ImprovementWIPSAP ERP