Senior Administrator: Data

Practice Group / Department

IT Regional
- Project & Program Management
- London

The Finance Systems Team is responsible for supporting the core EMEA finance system (Aderant Sierra), including time, billing, expenses, vendors, tax and reporting. We are seeking a Senior Data Administrator, with Aderant and Finance Operations experience, to join our EMEA team. This is a key role in supporting the day‑to‑day function of the firm's EMEA finance systems and will provide essential assistance to finance operations and other data users, including senior stakeholders in the firm.

• User Support: support application users, and respond to queries and requests from fee earners, secretaries and finance operations staff for data changes, extracts and updates.
• Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: monitor the health and performance of data systems, identify and resolve quality issues, bottlenecks and anomalies, and identify, analyse and resolve other data‑related problems, and minimise errors; work with third‑party support providers, IT and finance operations to resolve logged issues.
• Data Monitoring and Management: lead the provision of advanced data management for financial systems, including embedding and maintaining data governance and stewardship, enforcing permission structures, maintaining data taxonomies, schemas and mapping, overseeing regular data cleansing, de‑duplication and remediation, and updating and changing data in line with changing business needs.
• Data Acquisition and Preparation: source, collect, clean and structure data for operational use and analysis, using SQL queries and logic if necessary.
• Database Administration: monitor servers, manage index fragmentation, optimise fact / aggregate tables and run routine maintenance plans, and manage API syncs to ensure data flows reliably.
• Continuous Improvement: understand user requirements and requests, identify opportunities for enhancements and work with teams to analyse, develop, test and implement changes; improve and develop procedures and processes for all stakeholders.

• Degree educated and/or 5+ years of experience in similar roles.
• Excellent customer/user service abilities, demonstrated by resolving user queries and working with challenging customers.
• Master data management and/or database administration experience and/or expertise in finance practice management systems (FPMS).
• Advanced SQL proficiency, as well as the ability to run queries unsupervised.
• Experience working within structured ITSM frameworks, such as ITIL.
• Experience with in a large, global law firm or other professional services environment.
• Familiarity with core finance processes (general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgeting, forecasting, reporting) ideal.
• Solutions‑orientated and proactive approach to work.
• Willingness to upskill on the job through internal and external training.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of discretion, sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Team player – flexible and willing to take on extra responsibilities to support departmental or firm objectives.

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