Financial Systems Administrator

Striving to be absolute authorities who are ultra-responsive in delivering services.

Phillips Lytle is a trusted legal and business advisor with an excellent reputation and a roster of high-profile clients, including Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies in industries such as financial services, environmental and land use, telecommunications, energy and renewables, technology, manufacturing and healthcare.

Our administrative team seeks to hire a Financial Systems Administrator (Buffalo or Rochester) with 3-5 years of related financial systems, applications, and database experience.

We value community engagement and an entrepreneurial spirit. We are focused on growing our Firm across our entire footprint, and welcome those who are looking for an inclusive and equitable environment, where mentoring, feedback and training are emphasized.

Scope of Responsibility

The Financial Systems Administrator reports to the Controller and is responsible for leading initiatives related to financial systems development, customizations, applications administration, and data maintenance for the Accounting department. The major focus of this position is the Aderant Financial System (billing, general ledger, accounts payable, time, and expense) and other financial system integrations including collections and profitability. Duties are to be performed from established Firm procedures with moderate supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential duties are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer. Regular and predictable attendance is one of the essential functions.

1. Responsible for the overall installation, customization, enhancement, maintenance, and   support of the financial systems, primarily Aderant Expert and its peripheral applications (DFTech, ARCS, FRx, etc.).
2. In-depth understanding of the Expert data structure.
3. Assist in all financial systems-related projects’ technical and functional aspects including analysis of the current business, detection of critical deficiencies, and recommendations of solutions for improvement. Responsible for full end-to-end cycle including requirement gathering, planning, testing, and implementing.
4. Frequently provides direction to less experienced members of the team.
5. Develop, modify and maintain billing templates using Docudraft.
6. Assist as a liaison between the IT and Finance department and work closely with Finance personnel in direct support of financial systems.
7. Provide technical support for all financial applications including resolution of user issues.
8. Maintain client confidentiality.
9. Manage database access permissions and privileges.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

Basic understanding of accounting principles and terms.

2. Previous financial systems experience (preferred Aderant).
3. Intermediate understanding of SQL and relational databases including views and stored procedures
4. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, project leadership, and troubleshooting skills.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional communications and work collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented working environment and throughout operational groups.
6. More than 40 hours per week may be required, particularly at month end, to perform the essential duties of this position.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or IT-related field, or equivalent. 3-5 years of related financial systems, applications, and database experience. Aderant Expert experience preferred

Salary Range

$85,000 – $110,000

The above is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.

LOCATIONS: Buffalo, New York, United States; Rochester, New York, United States