Finance Systems Analyst (Dentons Business Services EMEA)

Dentons Business Services EMEA is the operational backbone of Dentons, supporting the world's largest law firm in delivering exceptional service to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. As a crucial component of Dentons' global network, our EMEA business services team plays a key role in driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration. 

At Dentons Business Services EMEA, we are committed to excellence in supporting legal professionals with cutting-edge solutions. Our dynamic and diverse team collaborates seamlessly to provide a wide range of services, including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, and more. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability. 

The Role

Dentons is recruiting a Finance Systems Analyst to support the UKIME region for the period of 18 months. The individual will have responsibility for providing technical support, system administration and championing system best practice for the firm's financial systems. The ideal candidate will bring 4+ years' experience working in Finance, IT or professional services and demonstrate a strong aptitude for financial terminology, processes and experience offering front line support.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily monitoring and data integrity checks for the suite of financial systems
• System administration and support for other financial systems including Elite Enterprise, Intapp Time, Chrome River, Flosuite Billing, ARCS 2G and Papercut
• Handling missing time queries from both Legal Service and Business Service colleagues
• Administering system access control and configuring system security
• Support with uploading transaction files
• Proactively respond to email and telephone queries and requests
• Support with the development of system and process enhancements and upgrades
• Support with a variety of testing activity to ensure quality control
• Effective and timely status reports to line management
• Assist with process documentation ensuring both compliance and best practice

Essential:

• Excellent communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrate 'can do' attitude to problem solving
• Aptitude for absorbing information quickly
• Willingness to develop new skills in wide range of technology
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office suite
• Customer focused, flexible, results driven and used to operating in a period of change
• Strong organizational skills
• Able to thrive working under pressure and multi-task
• Ability to work in global environment with wide variety of people and projects in a collective and collaborative manner

Desirable:

• Experience with financial and system related audits
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data manipulation and management
• Experience with Microsoft SQL (T-SQL) highly advantageous
• Understanding of databases, servers and system infrastructure beneficial
• Experience managing or being involved with full life cycle projects beneficial

Reward and Recognition

Remuneration and benefits package will reflect the successful candidates experience and country where hired.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability.

Language Capabilities

We are a truly global law firm and as such, always welcome hearing from those with foreign language capabilities.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Essential to our success as a global law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We want a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved. We welcome you to learn more about inclusion, diversity and equity at Dentons.