[Remote] System Administrator – 3E/Finance Applications

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ropes & Gray is a global law firm. The System Administrator will administer and support the firm’s financial systems, including accounting, time entry, databases, servers, integrations, reporting, security, and system performance. The role will collaborate with Finance, Financial Systems, Database Administrators, Networks, vendors, and project teams to maintain production systems and deliver technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day administration and support of the Firm’s accounting system (Elite 3E), time entry, and other related systems in production and multiple pre-production environments
• Serve as one of the primary IT representatives to the Finance Department, Financial Systems team and project teams to deliver strategic projects related to the firm’s financial systems and the systems with which they integrate
• Manage support tickets and escalations to the software vendors and consultants
• Track and optimize system performance and storage utilization, plan ahead for necessary hardware or software upgrades to support system growth
• Implement security patches and maintain system configurations according to firm technology best practices
• Create and maintain system documentation
• Work closely with the Database Administrators to provision, maintain and secure database components of financial applications
• Team with the Networks group to oversee the operation of servers and storage dedicated to systems described above, including hardware and software installation, upgrades, service packs and patches, system monitoring and job scheduling
• Participate in DR planning and perform regular testing for financial systems
• Complete knowledge transfer to ensure depth of coverage, thorough documentation of systems and shared understanding of systems by administrators, Financial Systems, User Support teams and end users

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or related field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum two years experience administering Elite 3E (including 3E Templates and Paperless Proforma) and IntApp Time
• Proficiency with SQL including the Elite 3E SQL database schema and advanced query writing skills
• Knowledge of Powershell
• Outstanding troubleshooting skills
• Strong understanding of law firm financial processes including time entry, billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, general ledger, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, month and year-end closings
• Experience administering Windows Server, fluent understanding of Windows Server operating system and administrative tools
• Application installation and configuration experience
• Superior organizational skills, bias for action and strong initiative
• Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
• Outstanding listening skills and written and oral communication skills, including effective presentation skills
• This position is fully remote
• The first week of employment will be in person for training, and attendance at quarterly in-person meetings will be required
• Experience administering additional Finance applications including Chrome River, treasury management systems, bank payment systems, strongly desired
• Experience with clustering and load balancing strongly desired
• Experience with web server/web site administration and Microsoft IIS strongly desired
• Experience with BizTalk a strong plus
• Experience with Elite 3E IDE a strong plus
• Understanding of law firm business processes such as client/matter intake, ethical walls, alternative fee arrangements, etc. strongly desired

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members.
• Comprehensive health and well-being benefits.
• Personal and professional development.
• Career growth opportunities.
• A collegial and supportive culture.
• This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance.
• This position is fully remote.

Company Overview

• Ropes & Gray, a preeminent, global law firm, has been ranked in the top-three on The American Lawyer's prestigious "A-List" for eight consecutive years and listed on Law.com’s UK “A-List” for three years in a row. It was founded in 1865, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.ropesgray.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Ropes & Gray LLP has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 18 in 2026, 21 in 2025, 22 in 2024, 24 in 2023, 38 in 2022, 21 in 2021, 21 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.