Director of Accounting Systems

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The Director of Accounting Systems is responsible for overseeing, maintaining, and enhancing the firm’s financial systems and related applications and integrations. This role requires technical expertise in SQL, SSRS, and financial application management, as well as strong cross-functional collaboration with various departments. The position involves managing upgrades, customizations, reporting, and automation to support business operations and compliance. This person will report directly to the Senior Director of Applications within the IT department and regularly attend accounting team meetings and work with the CFO to understand and execute strategic needs.

Year-end evaluations will be performed jointly by the Senior Director of Applications within IT, with input and participation by the CFO.

While Phoenix, AZ is the preferred location, we are open to candidates located in other major markets where the firm has offices.

• Manage upgrades and implementations for financial systems (including but not limited to Aderant and associated modules, Int Aapp, Chrome River, Prebill Manager, Alert Manager, Report Manager, Budget Manager, Bill Blast, Insights, etc.), ensuring proper data mapping, requirements gathering, test writing, and UAT oversight.
• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for our accounting systems, and prioritize these with IT to meet firmwide needs for timing, cost, and resources and adherence to security policies.
• Ownership of Int App process, policies, and workflow development for business users.
• Supervise the Client Intake team consisting of one manager and several client intake specialists.
• Supervise and delegate work to a Financial Systems Specialist.
• Management of Client Intake workflows.
• Vendor management of accounting systems vendors and contracts.
• Manage the test environments including setting and executing on a regular refresh schedule (requires DBA participation and or automation).
• Managing tickets with accounting application vendors.
• Help with SQL queries for troubleshooting, information requests, and automation purposes.
• Develop new alerts and reports in SSRS and Alert Manager. Handle custom reporting requests using SQL, MDX, DAX, and Git.
• Attend Aderant Momentum and/or other conferences to monitor and plan for future systems needs.
• Collaborate with the General Counsel’s office on Intapp and Intake policies, and with other departments for data needs.
• Create and deliver training materials and sessions for applications (documentation, presentations, videos, Q&A,…