[Hiring] Finance Applications Manager @Nixon Peabody

Role Description

The Finance Applications Manager is responsible for overseeing the implementation, support, and strategic optimization of specific business applications within the organization. A core aspect of this role is to enhance and continually optimize the user experience, ensuring that software solutions are intuitive, efficient, and aligned with business objectives. This role blends portfolio leadership, application lifecycle governance, delivery oversight, and stakeholder engagement to ensure that systems remain reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned to the firm's business objectives.

• Serve as the key technical and business liaison to the Finance organization on all financial applications.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Advocate for finance stakeholders within IT.
• Coordinate, oversee, and delegate the firm’s technology department resources.
• Work closely with related teams to ensure optimal system configuration and performance.
• Establish ownership over a portfolio of key enterprise financial applications.
• Lead the selection, deployment, management, and continuous optimization of applications.
• Lead team initiatives to monitor, troubleshoot, support, document, and maintain all required systems.
• Develop and maintain a roadmap for systems including upgrades and cloud migration.
• Communicate effectively with non-technical customers and sponsors.
• Evaluate and recommend steps required to upgrade/replace/migrate enterprise systems.
• Assist in implementing disaster recovery and business continuity plans for enterprise applications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years progressive experience working with enterprise software services.
• Bachelor degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or equivalent experience.
• Legal Time & Billing Platforms (Essential).
• Aderant Expert – Deep expertise in configuration, customization, workflows, and administration.
• Familiarity with competing platforms (Elite 3E, ProLaw) for industry context.
• Understanding of legal billing concepts: WIP, eBilling, LEDES formats, matter management, and trust accounting.
• Financial & Accounting Systems experience.
• General Ledger and accounts payable systems (Chrome River, Concur, or similar).
• Financial reporting tools familiarity for industry context (Iridium BI, Aderant Spotlight, Power BI for Finance).
• Budget and forecasting applications (Big Hand, etc.).
• Database & Integration Technologies knowledge.
• SQL Server administration and advanced concepts.
• SSIS/SSRS for ETL and reporting.
• Integration platforms and middleware (e.g., Boomi, etc.).
• APIs and web services understanding.
• Data warehousing concepts and dimensional modeling.
• Reporting & Analytics experience.
• Power BI (increasingly important for finance dashboards).
• SSRS and report development.
• Aderant's reporting ecosystem.
• Application Lifecycle & Delivery knowledge.
• ITIL framework and service management practices.
• Change management and release management processes.
• Testing methodologies (UAT coordination, regression testing).
• Project & Portfolio Management experience.
• Project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).
• Vendor management and SOW experience.
• Security & Compliance understanding.
• Understanding of SOC 2, data privacy frameworks.
• Financial controls and audit support (segregation of duties, access reviews).
• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning for financial systems.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Demonstrate leadership experience supporting legal industry applications or working in a law-firm environment.
• Exceptional communication, relationship building, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strategic thinker with analytical problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining delivery focus and quality.

Requirements

• In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated annual salary range for this position, depending on location, is as follows:
• Rochester, NY: $124,000 to $190,850
• Boston, MA: $136,500 to $210,100
• Chicago, IL: $136,500 to $210,100
• Los Angeles, CA: $136,500 to $210,100
• Washington, DC: $136,500 to $210,100
• New York, NY: $150,000 to $231,000
• San Francisco, CA: $150,000 to $231,000
• In addition to a standard benefits package, this role may be eligible for additional contingent compensation based on various factors.

Benefits

• Standard benefits package.
• Additional contingent compensation based on work performance, geographic location, work experience, education, and qualifications.

Company Description

Nixon Peabody is committed to creating a fair workplace and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.