Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in Boston, MA

Law Firm

Boston, MA

Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in Boston, MA

Legal Staff

Min 7 yrs required

No

Job Title: Senior Accounting & Finance Systems Analyst, Reporting

Job Responsibilities:

The Senior Accounting & Finance Systems Analyst, Reporting, serves as a strategic partner within the law firm, utilizing insights, technical expertise, and collaboration skills to enhance reporting excellence. This role involves working closely with both business and technical teams to ensure the alignment of reporting efforts with data-driven insights, delivering scalable, compliant, and impactful reporting solutions. The Senior Analyst is responsible for evaluating and implementing innovative solutions, including AI and advanced technologies, to improve reporting capabilities and drive analytics innovations. The role focuses on uncovering profitability opportunities and supporting data-informed decision-making, with key stakeholders including specialized functions such as Pricing, Client Accounting, and Financial Planning & Strategy.

Essential functions and responsibilities include:

- Driving cross-functional alignment by partnering with stakeholders across Accounting, Finance, and IT to define and refine reporting roadmaps, addressing objectives, challenges, and priorities.
- Leading discovery and analysis sessions to capture reporting needs, eliminate redundancies, reinforce centralized governance, and ensure data accuracy and consistency.
- Documenting and maintaining reporting artifacts including requirements, use case assessments, data definitions, and source system mappings to promote clarity, transparency, and auditability.
- Identifying gaps in business processes, systems, or data, and recommending improvements by staying informed on industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies, including AI and other advancements shaping reporting systems.
- Translating business needs into technical deliverables by developing user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with stakeholders and delivery teams.
- Evaluating the impact of new or changing reports, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, and proactively identifying downstream dependencies.
- Supporting testing efforts by validating data accuracy and contributing to quality assurance processes.
- Serving as a subject matter expert on financial reporting systems and data architecture, providing insights and guidance across projects.
- Collaborating and communicating regularly with internal teams and vendors to drive integration, deployment, and effective change management of reporting solutions.
- Promoting the adoption of standardized, simplified online reporting tools that enable self-service and best practices across departments.
- Ensuring solutions align with internal and external controls, supporting compliance, and mitigating risk.

Education and Experience Information:

- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field is required; a Master’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
- At least seven years of experience in financial reporting and analysis, product ownership, or systems implementation roles, preferably within Accounting & Finance domains.
- Demonstrated knowledge of reporting solutions and tools (., Power BI, Iridium, data warehouses, or similar platforms).
- Experience leveraging AI technologies to enhance financial reporting capabilities and streamline processes.
- Familiarity with enterprise financial systems and their reporting functionalities is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial operations; prior exposure to Pricing, Client Accounting, and Financial Planning & Strategy functions is highly valued.
- Proven ability to gather and synthesize complex requirements from diverse stakeholder groups.
- Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and consistently deliver initiatives on time in a fast-paced environment.

Salary Information:

Target Hiring Range: $113,000 - $150,000

Please note that quoted salary ranges are not guarantees of what final salary offers may be. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that the law firm provides to compensate and recognize staff professionals for their work. Full-time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands:

- The employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk, and hear.
- The employee must occasionally lift up to twenty pounds.

Work Environment:

- Typical indoor office environment.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people within this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.