Job Description

Job Title: Accounting Manager Position Summary: The Accounting Manager is a newly created role that will support day-to-day accounting operations, working closely with the firm leadership and the existing accounting staff. This position will serve as a key player in performing general ledger accounting, cash disbursements, reconciliations, client cost accounting, and monthly close processes, with potential to grow into a Controller-level role. 

Salary: $150k - $220k 

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting

•    Prepare internal monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements with reporting to firm leadership for review and discussion.

•    Assist firm leadership with preparing performance dashboards, profitability reports, and other pertinent financial analyses.

General Ledger and Month-End Close 

•    Prepare journal entries and maintain the general ledger in QuickBooks Online. •    Manage monthly and year-end close processes.

•    Reconcile settlement trust transactions and ensure appropriate recording of legal fees, costs, and distributions.

•    Maintain and reconcile firm operating accounts, trust accounts, credit card activity, and settlement disbursements, including managing all online banking processes and controls.

Accounts Payable and Disbursements

•    Review and post invoices, prepare payment batches, and manage weekly vendor payment process.

•    Reconcile AMEX and Chase credit card statements to appropriate client matters and expense accounts and manage online banking portals.

Accounts Receivable and Billing Support 

•    Review and post invoices, prepare payment batches, and manage weekly vendor payment process.

•    Reconcile AMEX and Chase credit card statements to appropriate client matters and expense accounts and manage online banking portals.

Accounts Receivable and Billing Support 

•    Work with the Billing Supervisor to reconcile client payments, track outstanding receivables, and support the appeals process with third-party payers. •    Input or verify postings from the cash receipts log to billing and GL systems as needed.

Process Improvements and Documentation 

Implement process improvements and automation for efficiency and internal control.

•    Help maintain accounting policies, SOPs, and audit-ready documentation.

•    Track spending by department and vendor to support cost analysis and trend monitoring.

•    Provide expense analysis identifying areas of unusual or increasing spend for review by firm leadership and implement cost-tracking tools and account coding accuracy to improve accountability and support firm profitability goals.

Qualifications: 

•    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or CPA candidate preferred.

•    3–7 years of experience in accounting roles, preferably some experience in industry accounting roles.

•    Proficiency with Online Banking portals, QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office (in particular Excel), and other accounting and billing systems.

•    Must be high-energy contributor with a strong work ethic, high integrity, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle competing deadlines in a demanding environment and small team setting.