Director of Financial Systems

Job Description Summary

The Director of Financial Systems is responsible for the strategy, implementation, and ongoing support of the Firm's financial systems and processes, leading the Financial Systems team and owning the security, performance, and reliability of all systems used in furtherance of the Firm's finance function. In a Microsoft-centric technology environment where Aderant Expert serves as the Firm's primary ERP, the Director combines hands-on technical fluency, including SQL and programming knowledge, with strong people-management and project leadership skills to guide the team on technical approach and problem-solving, oversee data integrations and reporting solutions, and drive successful implementations of new and upgraded systems.

The Director owns the Financial Systems budget and vendor relationships, leads the group's emerging technology roadmap, and supports the integration of new offices, practice groups, and acquired client bases into the Firm's financial systems. This position reports to the Senior Director of Finance.

The Director of Financial Systems is responsible for the strategy, implementation, and ongoing support of the Firm's financial systems and processes, leading the Financial Systems team and owning the security, performance, and reliability of all systems used in furtherance of the Firm's finance function. In a Microsoft-centric technology environment where Aderant Expert serves as the Firm's primary ERP, the Director combines hands-on technical fluency, including SQL and programming knowledge, with strong people-management and project leadership skills to guide the team on technical approach and problem-solving, oversee data integrations and reporting solutions, and drive successful implementations of new and upgraded systems.

The Director owns the Financial Systems budget and vendor relationships, leads the group's emerging technology roadmap, and supports the integration of new offices, practice groups, and acquired client bases into the Firm's financial systems. This position reports to the Senior Director of Finance. This position may be based in any of our U.S. offices, with a preference for the Bay Area, California locations.

The role requires a minimum of one day per week in the office, with additional onsite presence as needed to support business and client needs. Candidates based outside of the Bay Area will be expected to travel to our Bay Area offices several times per year for in-person collaboration with the core team. This is a full-time, exempt position.

• Lead, mentor, and manage the Financial Systems staff including any contract and temporary staff, providing hands-on technical guidance on approach, architecture, and problem-solving, and building the team's fluency in emerging technologies and development practices. Assess the team’s capacity and workload on an on-going basis re-organizing priorities and securing additional resources as applicable.
• Develop and own the Firm's financial systems strategy and roadmap, including Aderant Expert (the Firm's primary ERP) and other financial applications (i.e Emburse, Billblast, Big Hand apps, ARCS, Laurel Time Entry, in-house apps etc), along with their integrations with other firmwide applications.
• Maintain full ownership of the Financial Systems budget and all related vendor relationships and contract negotiations, ensuring favorable terms and service levels.
• Own the Financial Systems group's emerging technology roadmap, identifying processes (e.g., invoice processing, reconciliation, reporting, exception handling) where newer technologies can reduce manual effort and improve accuracy; remain current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and…