Finance Systems Manager

Finance Systems Manager – Winckworth Sherwood LLP

Our London‑based Finance Department is looking for a Finance Systems Manager to join them. You will be a key support to the busy team and have a leading role in the development and roll‑out of further improvements/customisation of Elite 3E and Intapp Time, across the wider business; as well as supporting the data analysis requirements of the Finance team and senior management team.

As our Finance Systems Manager, your role will have a direct contribution to our growth strategy via the leveraging of finance data insights and finance systems improvements.

You will report to the Director of Finance and also work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, and our IT team to drive process improvements across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of the Finance Systems function
• With the COO and Director of Finance, develop and deliver the Finance Systems roadmap and strategy, ensuring systems (especially Elite 3E) are maintained, integrated, migrated to the cloud when appropriate and upgraded smoothly
• Troubleshoot and fix system issues and data integrity problems, perform system balancing, month‑end and year‑end processes, GL reconciliations and mapping
• Core system maintenance: new offices, staff, GL accounts, fee‑earner targets, pricing and profitability structures, and other configurations
• Support the Financial reporting team in automating the production of team and individual performance management information either through SQL reporting or Power BI platforms
• Produce standard and bespoke reports: create custom SQL queries, run scripts, build dashboards in Power BI/AFR and analyse data for clients and the business.

About You

You will be able to call upon considerable experience in a similar role, with experience in a law firm or professional services environment. You will have a deep-rooted passion for finance technology and enjoy the cognitive challenge of:

• Devising and executing systems strategy and roadmaps
• Migrating systems and implementing change control
• Balancing a service‑focused working environment alongside project delivery.

You will be able to demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset and be able to use your interpersonal skills to engage with a wide range of colleagues across varying seniority levels. You will also have the ability and experience to project manage different work streams, whilst being solution‑oriented, and focusing on excellent client care.

Technical Skills

• Elite 3E, its database structure and related modules (Templates, EDI)
• Power BI
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• SQL/Transact‑SQL
• MS Excel

Why Us

Winckworth Sherwood is an exciting, diverse, and growing business. We are a full‑service law firm with a diverse client base, that prides itself on providing advice across a broad range of sectors and markets. Delivering a first‑class service is key to everything we do.

Our clients range from some of the UK’s largest businesses and institutions, housebuilders and developers through to investors, professional partnerships, family offices, not for profit organisations and private individuals – all of which benefit from the flexible, practical approach of our lawyers.

We recognise that our people play a key part in our success and as a result we are committed to their development and well‑being. We promote a healthy work‑life balance and flexibility, keeping our people motivated and stimulated to deliver great things.

Application Journey

Application review

Your profile will be screened by a member of the WS recruitment team. If your CV is shortlisted, you will be invited to have a short call with our Recruitment Manager, Ash Evans, to discuss your interest in the vacancy. No AI is used in our application screening process! Every candidate who applies to this role will be told if they have been successful or not in moving to the next stage.

1st interview (via Teams/in person at our London office)

This will be with the Director of Finance and Ash Evans, who will discuss your interest in the role, what you are looking for professionally, and ask some competency/behavioural questions that relate to the key skills/behaviours needed for this position.

Every candidate who reaches this stage will be offered the chance to have a feedback call with our Recruitment Manager to understand why they weren\’t progressed to the next interview stage, so that you can use this feedback to help with other job applications.

2nd interview (in person at our London office)

At this stage, you will meet our Chief Operating Officer (as well as our Director of Finance again), and this interview will be focused on your technical systems expertise, as well as asking you additional competency/behavioural based questions.

This is also a good opportunity to ask any final role/firm specific questions. Every candidate who reaches this stage will be offered the chance to have a feedback call with our Recruitment Manager to understand why they weren\’t offered the position, so that you can use this feedback to help with other job applications.

Offer of employment

If you are successful and accept our offer of employment, we will submit your details to our background screening company (Giant), who will conduct a series of background checks. Once these have been completed and we have separately validated your proof of right to work in the UK, a start date can be agreed, and your onboarding schedule can be planned.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Finance
• Industries: Professional Services