Senior Application Consultant

The Application Consultant is responsible for providing high-quality consulting and training services to clients and maintains an in-depth knowledge of the functional and feature characteristics of Elite products. They use their professional services expertise in Legal Practice Management software (billing, financial management, third party interfaces, and reporting) to provide best practice recommendations and functional and strategic consulting services and advice.

About the role:

In this role as a Senior Application Consultant, you will:

• Provide billable consulting services to clients (predominantly law firms) for the full suite of modules in the form of process and solution design, configuration, assistance with user acceptance testing, classroom training, Go-Live support, month-end closing, and balancing.

• Lead the definition of functional requirements for assigned projects and work with Project Management and Technical Consultants to translate requirements into specific plans and tasks in line with the implementation methodology

• Produce required project documentation (eg Functional Requirements Definition, Requirement Specifications, Training Strategy, Testing Strategy)

• Actively pursue issue resolution and communicate project issues to stakeholders (eg other consulting team members, Support Desk, Project Manager, Client) to ensure that issues affecting projects are quickly and effectively resolved

• Strong experience in General Ledger in a environment or a credible/strong understanding of accounting principles. Ability to be able to map and follow transactions from inception to posting into the General Ledger. Experience as Systems Accountant or similar would be advantageous

• Work collaboratively across different departments and groups within a matrix organization

• Deliver projects within scope according to budget and schedule

• Maintain an up to date functional knowledge of the software

• Work as part of a remote team and contribute to the learning and development of team members and participate in team and internal initiatives and projects

About You

You're a fit for the Senior Application Consultant if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in business management, accounting, or equivalent experience

• 7 -15 years in legal or 7 -15 years in consulting Accounting background preferred

• Ability to travel on a full-time basis

• Experience with Legal practice management software system implementations preferred (Elite Enterprise, Elite 3E, or similar); Experience as a Functional Consultant implementing ERP systems (eg SAP, Oracle) also considered an advantage

• Proven analytical and process design skills, including problem-solving, quantitative reasoning, workflow process

• Outstanding organizational and time management skills and a willingness to be hands-on to ensure timely project completion with proficiency in prioritizing tasks and balancing workload to meet project objectives

• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written skills with the ability to communicate intricate technical and procedural matters to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships across the organization

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio or similar tools (Power BI a plus)

What's in it For You?

At Thomson Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Hybrid Work Model: We embrace a hybrid work environment consisting of in-office and remote (work from home).

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; two company-wide Mental Health Day's Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial well being.

• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters cafe networking.

• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

• Compensation: Base salary and a variable compensation that is directly related to your success.

• COVID-19 Response: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information Requirement (US employees only):

Thomson Reuters is committed to ensuring the continued safety of our employees in regards to Covid-19. While vaccination is not required for consideration or employment at this time, to inform our site planning and policies, we require all Thomson Reuters employees to verify their vaccination status upon starting with the Company.

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Accessibility

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We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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