Hybrid Finance Manager: Trust & Client Accounting Lead

numbercrunch; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office in Kanata (4 days)

Job summary

Numbercrunch is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee accounting operations for a portfolio of professional services clients, with emphasis on law firm experience. The role includes leading bookkeepers, ensuring timely month-end close, and maintaining trust accounting for legal clients.

You will collaborate with client owners and partners, uphold regulatory standards, and drive process improvements in a fast-paced hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience as a Bookkeeper.
• Accounting Diploma or University Degree.
• Supervisory experience (minimum 2 years).
• Minimum of 2 years experience working with QuickBooks Online.
• Solid technical accounting skills.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables at minimum).

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end close and financial reporting.
• Review work prepared by bookkeepers and senior accountants.
• Act as escalation point for complex accounting issues.
• Manage and oversee trust accounting and reconciliations (legal clients).
• Communicate directly with client owners and partners.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and professional standards.
• Support process improvement and SOP adherence.

Skills

Bookkeeping

QuickBooks Online

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Accounting principles

Education

Accounting diploma

University degree

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Numbercrunch is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee accounting operations for a portfolio of professional services clients, with emphasis on law firm experience. The role includes leading bookkeepers, ensuring timely month-end close, and maintaining trust accounting for legal clients.

You will collaborate with client owners and partners, uphold regulatory standards, and drive process improvements in a fast-paced hybrid environment.