Job Title:
Accounting Manager
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the accounting team through direct supervision of cash applications, accounts payable, billing, and financial reporting functions.
- Provide hands-on support to accounting team members as needed to facilitate service delivery efforts.
- Promote and improve best practice workflows that ensure transactional accuracy, data reliability, and information value.
- Prepare monthly and annual financial statements.
- Perform period-end financial system close functions and reconciliation processes.
- Perform general ledger account reconciliations, post appropriate journal entries, and/or reconcile transactions.
- Maintain the fixed asset accounting system, including depreciable asset records and general ledger reconciliations.
- Prepare and maintain supporting schedules used in the preparation of the law firm’s annual tax return filings.
- Compile audit schedules and supporting documentation for the law firm’s annual financial statement review.
- Develop and maintain ad hoc financial reports and dashboards.
- Oversee the timely preparation of the law firm’s Use and Gross Receipts tax liability filings.
- Assist the Controller in the preparation of departmental budgets.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Education and Experience Information:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance related field is required.
- CPA or CPA Candidate preferred.
- Five years of technical experience performing accounting duties including the preparation of financial statements, application of internal controls, and managing an accounting operations team.
- Legal industry experience is preferred.
- Experience with Elite Enterprise, Rippe LMS+, and/or Aderant, eBillingHub and/or BillBlast, Paperless billing and Accounts Payable workflows, Chrome River, LawPay, and reporting dashboards preferred.
- Accounting software implementation experience highly desirable.
Salary Information:
The text does not provide specific salary information for the Accounting Manager position.
Additional Information:
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (. GAAP), tax basis accounting rules, law firm economics, finance, and banking is required.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills are necessary.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and independently in an atmosphere of multiple projects, shifting priorities, and deadline pressure is essential.
- Good oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are needed, including the ability to effectively communicate transactional information to both accounting and non-accounting personnel.
- Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with team members, technical staff, vendors, and internal customers is important.
- Demonstrated ability to present training materials and instruct staff is required.
- Ability to lead, think creatively, as well as adapt and contribute to changing environments is essential.
- Attention to detail and the ability to prepare and maintain detailed records, schedules, and reports is crucial.
Legal Terminology:
The job posting is an Equal Opportunity Employer statement and mentions that the information in the posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. The law firm participates in E-VERIFY.
