Aderant Administrator

Offit Kurman, an AmLaw 200 law firm, is seeking an experienced Aderant Administrator to oversee the administration, optimization, and ongoing development of the firm's Aderant financial management platform and related business applications.

The role partners closely with Finance and Accounting leadership to optimize billing, collections, accounting, trust accounting, and electronic billing processes. The Aderant Administrator owns the application roadmap, configuration, security roles, data quality, testing, training, and user adoption. The position also works collaboratively with IT technical resources who are responsible for the underlying technical architecture, identity integrations, middleware, data storage, and enterprise integrations supporting the application.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary business application administrator for Aderant and related financial systems, overseeing configuration, functionality, security, and ongoing optimization.

• Play a key role in the firm's migration to Aderant Sierra, collaborating with IT, Accounting, and external vendors to support a successful transition.

• Administer and optimize Aderant workflows supporting billing, time entry, collections, accounting, trust accounting, client intake, and rate management.

• Partner with Finance, Accounting, New Business Intake, and IT teams to understand departmental requirements, troubleshoot issues, and implement effective system solutions.

• Manage application configurations, user permissions, security roles, data integrity, and workflow enhancements.

• Utilize SQL queries and database tools to retrieve, analyze, and update information, supporting reporting, system administration, and operational improvements.

• Support integrations between Aderant and other firm applications, working alongside IT resources responsible for technical infrastructure and connectivity.

• Coordinate system upgrades, enhancements, testing, and implementation of new functionality, including user acceptance testing.

• Serve as a functional resource for end users, resolving application issues and escalating complex technical concerns as appropriate.

• Manage vendor relationships, coordinate support requests, and evaluate opportunities to improve system capabilities.

• Develop and maintain application documentation, procedures, and configuration records, providing individual training or demonstrations as needed.

• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve data quality, and enhance the overall efficiency of the firm's financial systems.

Qualifications:

• Aderant experience is required, with a broad understanding of the platform's functionality across multiple law firm departments and business processes.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience supporting or administering enterprise applications, financial systems, or legal practice management platforms, including at least 3 years of experience with financial workflows, application configuration, or related responsibilities.

• Strong understanding of law firm operations, including billing, time entry, collections, accounting, client intake, rate management, and electronic billing.

• Working knowledge of SQL and database queries, with the ability to retrieve, analyze, and manage application data.

• Experience administering application configurations, permissions, workflows, upgrades, testing, and ongoing user support.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex issues, identify root causes, and implement practical solutions.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders across multiple departments.

• Ability to understand business needs holistically and translate departmental requirements into effective system improvements.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will be considered.

• Experience with Aderant Sierra or financial system cloud migrations, particularly within a mid-sized or large law firm.

• Familiarity with New Business Intake, legal time and billing applications, prebill workflows, and related financial system integrations.

• 7+ years of relevant experience, including progressively responsible application administration or business application ownership.

Apply now for consideration. Compensation commensurate with experience.