Account Manager

Seeking an Accounting Manager based in that office. This vital position within the accounting department will be reporting to the Controller and working closely with the CFO. Qualified candidates would have at least 10 years’ experience in the legal industry, particularly in the areas of general accounting, billing (including e-billing), cash applications, and matter intake, as well as supervisory experience of accounting team members.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Direct supervision of the ten member billing, collection, cash applications, and matter intake team, including all daily activities.
· Close coordination with the assistant controller on all day-to-day financial aspects of the business, including operations of, and changes to, financial systems.
· Extensive use of the Elite 3E accounting, Intapp time entry, and Iridium BI, financial software systems.
· Measuring adherence to adopted accounting policies and procedures.
· Works closely with the controller on the oversight of the general accounting, payroll, trust accounting and accounts payable functions.
· Update and maintenance of daily cash flows.
· Preparation of journal entries.
· Review of the preparation of monthly bank reconciliations and monthly variance analysis of various expense accounts.
· Review general ledger in preparation for month end close and related reporting, including release of monthly pro formas to billing attorneys as well as aged AR and unbilled time reports.
· Assist in annual and monthly financial reporting.
· Assist with the annual budget.
· Respond to ad hoc accounting requests from partners in the firm and administrative leadership.
· Firm liaison with bank representatives regarding all bank accounts.