Financial Systems Engineer

An exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading professional services organization specializing in legal and financial solutions within a collaborative and innovative environment.

Role Overview

This role offers the chance to lead the administration, troubleshooting, and enhancement of the organization’s financial systems, with a focus on supporting critical systems such as legal and financial platforms, including EDRM, billing, and data integrations. The position involves working closely with Finance, IT, and Operations teams to ensure seamless system performance, optimize workflows, and support ongoing system upgrades and new implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical expert for the firm’s financial systems, including legal billing platforms, general ledger, accounts payable, and related modules
• Support and maintain core financial systems such as law practice management software, electronic billing, matter management, and financial reporting tools
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues with billing, pre-bills, time entry, matter management, and data imports
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects for reporting and data analysis
• Configure and manage electronic payment files, document templates, and data imports using tools like Generic Importer and custom scripting
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Accounting, IT, and Security teams to implement system enhancements, workflows, and integrations between core financial applications and third-party systems
• Support system upgrades, deployment, testing, and ongoing maintenance activities, including documentation and user support
• Participate in after-hours support and troubleshoot high-priority production issues as needed

Core Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of technical support and administration experience with enterprise financial systems in a professional services or legal environment
• Proven track record supporting legal or professional services billing, general ledger, and accounts payable modules
• Advanced SQL skills, including writing stored procedures, query optimization, and troubleshooting database issues
• Experience configuring, supporting, and troubleshooting electronic import/export files, data integrations, and workflow automation tools such as Generic Importer and DocuDraft
• Ability to independently diagnose complex technical and data-driven problems in a production environment
• Strong communication skills for documenting processes and collaborating with Finance and IT teams

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with API integrations and scripting with PowerShell
• Knowledge of Microsoft infrastructure components: Windows Server, Active Directory, IIS
• Cloud hosting and deployment experience, especially in hybrid environments
• Familiarity with system migration projects, design studio, or form customization tools
• Experience supporting iTimekeep or other time management systems in a legal or professional services setting
• Agile or Scrum methodology experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Core Technical Skills

• Enterprise financial systems (Legal practice management, billing, billing platforms like Aderant, Elite, or similar)
• SQL Server / T-SQL query writing, stored procedures, database troubleshooting
• Data integrations, import/export tools (Generic Importer, DocuDraft)
• API support and scripting (Aderant APIs, PowerShell)
• Systems administration: Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, Microsoft infrastructure
• Workflow automation, electronic payment processing, matter management tools

Career Impact

This position provides an invaluable opportunity to shape and optimize financial technology infrastructure, supporting critical business operations and delivering process efficiencies that directly influence organizational success.

Compensation and Benefits

Flexible billing rates, hybrid work environment, and the potential for contract, temp-to-hire, or direct placement opportunities.

Apply Today!

If you meet these qualifications and are eager to leverage your technical expertise in a dynamic legal and financial environment, we encourage you to submit your application today.

The Phoenix Group Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We strive to attract talented individuals from all backgrounds and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.