Director of Financial Systems

Dentons US LLP is currently recruiting for a Director of Financial Systems. This position reports to the Firm's Chief Financial Officer and leads a team responsible for the development, administration and management of financial technology solutions. The Director must engage key stakeholders, recommend department technology priorities, and align resources for successful completion of projects while maintaining current technologies and tools used by the firm's Finance department. Blending program management, stakeholder engagement, relationship management, engineering, process improvement and organizational change management capabilities are key to success. The Director will manage a team and must foster an environment that motivates high performance, accountability, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Be an extended member of the Finance staff aligning their goals to technology needs and roadmaps
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business priorities and organizational goals, recommend scalable solutions leveraging technology, implement those recommendations and provide regular communication updates
• Set priorities for the team and ensure alignment, resourcing and governance with key stakeholders
• Conceive, organize, promote and implement effective Finance IT initiatives and ensure that program milestones are accomplished and timelines are met
• Maintain Finance IT systems while controlling IT risk and operational performance of those systems
• Recruit, manage, and develop a strong, engaged, high performance-oriented team
• Manage the relevant 3rd party vendor relationships
• Other duties as required to meet the full requirements of the position

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related fields (degrees in Finance and/or Accounting also acceptable with relevant technology experience)
• Minimum 10+ years relevant business experience
• Minimum 5+ years' leadership experience managing strategic initiatives and programs
• Experience with professional service time and billing software (Elite Enterprise and/or 3E experience preferred)
• Experience with MS SQL Server and T-SQL development
• Experience with any of the following will be considered a plus: MS Power BI, the IntApp product line, Tagetik and MS Azure related technologies
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work under pressure and think clearly in challenging situations in a logical manner
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task various projects

Dentons offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Dentons US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans. We are an Affirmative Action Employer. Pursuant to local ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

About Dentons

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