Accounting Manager

AppleOne; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead day-to-day accounting operations, manage the close process, and strengthen internal controls in a professional services environment.

You will mentor a team, drive reporting, budgeting, audits, and compliance initiatives, and partner with firm leadership to support strategic financial decision-making.

Qualifications

• Lead accounting operations and manage monthly and annual close processes.
• Prepare and review financial statements, reconciliations, schedules, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Manage trust accounting, bank reconciliations, internal controls, audits, and compliance-related accounting activities.
• Supervise, coach, and develop accounting team members while collaborating with firm leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of accounting professionals through coaching, guidance, workload management, and performance support.
• Oversee accounting operations, including financial statements, management reports, reconciliations, journal entries, account analysis, and close activities.
• Manage operating, trust, payroll, and other bank account reconciliations while ensuring accuracy, documentation, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Monitor financial performance and prepare reports, dashboards, key metrics, and variance analyses for leadership review.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, external audits, tax engagements, government filings, and required reporting.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, internal controls, segregation of duties, and process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Accounting leadership

Team coaching

Financial reporting

Close processes

Budgeting & forecasting

Audits & compliance

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Accounting Manager needed for a direct hire opportunity in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in the Cypress Creek area. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting leader who enjoys managing people, improving processes, and supporting financial decision-making in a professional services environment.

The Accounting Manager will oversee day-to-day accounting operations, lead close processes, manage financial reporting, and support internal controls, budgeting, audits, and compliance activities. This is a strong opportunity for an experienced accounting professional who wants to join a stable, team-oriented environment with supportive leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and room to make a meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of accounting professionals through coaching, guidance, workload management, and performance support.
• Oversee accounting operations, including financial statements, management reports, reconciliations, journal entries, account analysis, and close activities.
• Manage operating, trust, payroll, and other bank account reconciliations while ensuring accuracy, documentation, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Monitor financial performance and prepare reports, dashboards, key metrics, and variance analyses for leadership review.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, external audits, tax engagements, government filings, and required reporting.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, internal controls, segregation of duties, and process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary range: $80,000 to $85,000 per year, depending on experience.
• Job type: Direct hire.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Lead accounting operations and manage monthly and annual close processes.
• Prepare and review financial statements, reconciliations, schedules, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Manage trust accounting, bank reconciliations, internal controls, audits, and compliance-related accounting activities.
• Supervise, coach, and develop accounting team members while collaborating with firm leadership.
• 5+ years of experience in an Accounting Manager or equivalent accounting leadership role, with 6-10 years of experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in accounting is required.
• Strong understanding of general accounting principles, financial reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, fixed assets, depreciation, and lease accounting.
• Experience managing close processes, budgeting support, forecasting support, audits, tax engagements, and internal controls.
• Ability to lead a team, communicate effectively, maintain confidentiality, and work with accuracy in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to partner with leadership and cross-functional departments.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, organized, and comfortable identifying process improvements and automation opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Law firm accounting experience, especially within a mid-sized to large firm.
• Professional services accounting experience.
• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• CPA license.
• Experience with trust accounting requirements and state bar compliance.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.