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is hiring a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to join its IT Financial Systems team and support Elite 3E and related enterprise financial applications.
Organisation: Dentons US LLP
Position: Senior Financial Systems Analyst
Department: IT Financial Systems
Locations: Chicago, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, DC
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 5+ Years
Salary: $120,000 – $140,000 per year for Chicago and Washington, DC, DOE
Monthly Salary Equivalent: Approximately $10,000 – $11,667 per month for Chicago and Washington, DC
Job Overview
Dentons US LLP is hiring a Senior Financial Systems Analyst to join its IT Financial Systems team and support Elite 3E and related enterprise financial applications.
This is a senior-level financial systems role combining finance, accounting, enterprise application support, SQL/data analysis and technology operations within a professional-services environment. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance and Accounting teams to resolve production issues, support financial workflows and integrations, manage system changes, validate data and improve the reliability of day-to-day financial systems.
The role is particularly suited to professionals who understand law-firm financial processes and have hands-on experience supporting enterprise financial management platforms such as Elite 3E, Aderant or comparable systems.
The position also involves SQL-based investigation, system configuration, integration support, application testing, reporting/data research and production support during critical financial periods such as month-end, year-end and billing cycles.
About Dentons
Dentons US LLP is the U.S. practice of Dentons, a major global law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers and professionals across its U.S. locations. Dentons serves a broad range of clients including Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, manufacturers, healthcare organisations, startups, energy companies and government agencies.
The firm’s U.S. practices cover areas including corporate, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate governance, employment and labor, healthcare, intellectual property and technology, litigation and other major legal and business disciplines.
That scale makes its financial systems environment important to the firm’s day-to-day operations, including timekeeping, billing, collections, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger and related reporting processes.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Systems & Elite 3E Support
- Administer and support Elite 3E and related financial applications.
- Troubleshoot complex application, workflow, integration, data and production-support issues.
- Support financial system users and business teams in resolving system-related problems.
- Support Elite 3E configuration, workflows, templates, notifications, security and scheduled processes.
- Research system and data issues and identify appropriate solutions.
- Manage vendor support cases and follow issues through to resolution.
- Document important system changes, procedures and support processes.
Finance & Accounting Systems
Support core financial processes within the law-firm environment, including:
- Time entry
- Billing
- Billing rates
- Accounts receivable
- Cash receipts
- Collections
- Accounts payable
- General ledger
- Bank reconciliation
The role requires a practical understanding of how these processes work within an integrated financial systems environment and how changes in one system can affect downstream operations and reporting.
SQL, Data Research & Validation
- Use T-SQL and Microsoft SQL Server to investigate financial-system issues.
- Research source data and identify data inconsistencies.
- Validate system and financial data.
- Support approved data corrections and business requests.
- Assist with approved data extracts.
- Research downstream reporting impacts in coordination with the reporting team.
- Work with relational databases and data-validation processes.
Systems Integration
- Monitor and support integrations between Elite 3E and related business applications.
- Troubleshoot interfaces and cross-system issues.
- Support integrations involving time entry, expenses, collections, banking, HR, reporting and matter-management applications.
- Partner with application, integration, technical and business teams to resolve issues spanning multiple systems.
Testing, Implementation & Change Management
- Support testing and implementation of financial-system updates.
- Assist with deployment and post-production validation.
- Support patches, upgrades and system enhancements.
- Participate in Financial Systems projects.
- Assist with data conversions and integrations.
- Support formal change-control and IT service-management activities where applicable.
- Validate that system changes operate correctly before and after production deployment.
Reporting & Critical Financial Periods
- Assist with source-data research and approved extracts.
- Support reporting teams in understanding downstream impacts of financial-system changes.
- Provide systems support during month-end and year-end close.
- Support billing and other critical financial-processing periods.
- Provide occasional after-hours support when necessary for critical production issues or financial processing.
Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to simplify repetitive support activities.
- Help automate routine financial-systems processes where appropriate.
- Improve documentation and standard operating procedures.
- Contribute to more efficient and reliable financial systems support.
- Work with internal teams and vendors to improve issue resolution and operational effectiveness.
Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience supporting financial systems in a law firm or professional-services environment.
- Hands-on experience with Elite 3E, Aderant or a comparable enterprise financial management system; Elite 3E experience is preferred.
- Strong T-SQL skills and practical experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
- Experience with relational databases, data validation and approved data corrections.
- Strong understanding of law-firm financial processes including billing, time entry, rates, accounts receivable, accounts payable, collections and general ledger.
- Experience troubleshooting applications, workflows, scheduled processes, integrations, interfaces and production-support issues.
- Experience testing, implementing and supporting patches, upgrades, enhancements, data conversions and integrations.
- Familiarity with Elite 3E configuration tools, Integration Builder, reporting/data platforms, automation tools, IT service management, incident management or formal change control is preferred.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, prioritisation, documentation and follow-through skills.
- Willingness to provide occasional after-hours support during critical financial-processing periods.
Key Skills
Elite 3E | Aderant | Financial Systems | Law Firm Technology | SQL | T-SQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Financial Applications | Accounting Systems | Billing Systems | Time Entry | Accounts Receivable | Accounts Payable | General Ledger | Collections | Bank Reconciliation | Systems Integration | Application Support | Production Support | Data Validation | Data Analysis | Financial Reporting | System Configuration | IT Service Management | Change Management | Incident Management | Data Conversion
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate combines financial-process knowledge with strong technical systems expertise.
This person should be comfortable discussing accounting and law-firm financial workflows with Finance and Accounting teams while also investigating technical issues through SQL, application configuration, database research and integration troubleshooting.
A strong candidate will be able to move between business and technical discussions—for example, understanding how a billing issue affects accounting, determining where the underlying data problem originates, researching the issue through SQL and coordinating the technical change required to resolve it.
Experience in a law firm or professional-services organisation is especially valuable because the role supports financial processes that are closely tied to billing, timekeeping, client/matter management and professional-services operations.
Work Location
Across four U.S. locations:
Chicago, Illinois
Dentons US LLP
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900
Chicago, IL 60606-6361
United States
Washington, DC
Dentons US LLP
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
United States
Atlanta, Georgia
Dentons US LLP
303 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 5300
Atlanta, GA 30308
United States
Phoenix, Arizona
Dentons US LLP
2398 E. Camelback Road, Suite 850
Phoenix, AZ 85016-9007
United States
The official job posting lists all four locations but does not specify the work-mode arrangement in the published description.
Compensation
Chicago & Washington, DC
Annual Salary: $120,000 – $140,000
Monthly Equivalent: approximately $10,000 – $11,667 per month
The salary is listed as DOE (Depending on Experience) for Chicago and Washington, DC.
Atlanta & Phoenix
The official posting does not disclose a specific salary range for Atlanta or Phoenix, so no compensation figure has been assumed for those locations.
Benefits
Dentons US LLP states that it offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Profit sharing
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Discretionary bonuses
Why Join Dentons?
This opportunity is particularly attractive for financial systems professionals who want to work at the intersection of finance, accounting, enterprise technology and professional-services operations.
The role sits directly within Dentons’ IT Financial Systems environment, meaning the successful candidate will work on systems that support critical financial processes such as billing, time entry, collections, accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger operations.
Dentons’ U.S. platform supports a broad client base ranging from Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions to startups, healthcare organisations, manufacturers and government entities. Its Chicago office, for example, serves major corporate and institutional clients and has significant Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Healthcare and Intellectual Property and Technology capabilities.
For a Senior Financial Systems Analyst, this provides an opportunity to work in a complex enterprise environment where financial applications, accounting processes, data, integrations and reporting are all critical to business operations.
The position can also offer valuable exposure to Elite 3E administration, SQL-based data investigation, enterprise integrations, system implementations, financial reporting impacts and large-scale professional-services workflows.
Career Growth & Professional Exposure
The role can be especially relevant for professionals seeking to deepen their careers in:
- Financial Systems
- ERP / Enterprise Applications
- Law Firm Technology
- Financial Application Administration
- SQL & Data Analysis
- Finance Technology
- Business Systems Analysis
- Application Integration
- Financial Process Automation
- IT Service Management
- Professional Services Technology
Job Summary
Job Title: Senior Financial Systems Analyst
Company: Dentons US LLP
Department: IT Financial Systems
Experience: 5+ Years
Core Platform: Elite 3E
Technical Skills: T-SQL, SQL Server, Relational Databases
Industry Experience: Law Firm / Professional Services
Locations: Chicago | Washington, DC | Atlanta | Phoenix
Salary: $120,000 – $140,000/year for Chicago & DC
Monthly Equivalent: $10,000 – $11,667/month for Chicago & DC
Employment Type: Full-Time
Posted: September 30, 2026
Key Areas: Financial Systems, Elite 3E, SQL, Accounting Systems, Billing, Finance Applications, Integrations, Data Validation and Production Support