Finance & Accounting Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing support, expense reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger activity.
• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Post and review accounting entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain and improve accounting procedures, workflows, and internal controls to support accuracy, efficiency, and accountability.
• Prepare financial reports (P&L and Balance Sheet) and variance analyses to help leadership evaluate performance against budget and firm objectives.
• Partner with external accountants on partner-related tax issues and annual reviewed financial statement preparation.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Assist with the development, monitoring, and analysis of annual budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Partner with department leaders to support budgeting, expense management, vendor coordination, and operational planning.

Systems, Process Improvement, and Reporting

• Use accounting, billing, banking, payroll, and reporting systems to support efficient financial operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, reporting tools, reconciliations, and financial processes.
• Aid in the implementation, optimization, and maintenance of finance-related systems and procedures.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and financial summaries to improve visibility into firm performance.
• Ensure data integrity across accounting and financial systems.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with attorneys, firm leadership, People Operations, Office Services, IT, and other departments to support accurate and timely financial operations.
• Serve as a resource for accounting and finance-related questions from internal stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information clearly and professionally to both finance and non-finance audiences.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and develop accounting and finance staff, providing mentorship, training, performance feedback, and day-to-day guidance to team members.
• Promote accuracy, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the finance and accounting team.
• Support workload planning, cross-training, and process documentation to ensure continuity of finance operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
• CPA, MBA, or other relevant certification preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience required, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP), financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Experience with law firm accounting, billing, trust accounting, accounts receivable, collections, and client cost accounting preferred.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end close processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion and professionalism.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency with accounting, billing, payroll & banking systems required.
• Familiarity with Aderant, iTimekeep, Chrome River, Sharepoint, Egnyte preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel required.

Physical Requirements

• Primarily sedentary work.
• Erectile force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Repetitive motion.
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
• Must have the ability to walk short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials.

Salary Description

• $140,000-$150,000