Accounting Manager - Hybrid opportunity!

Haley Stuart Group; Roseland (NJ); Híbrido; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Haley Stuart Group is seeking an Accounting Manager for a growing law firm in Livingston, NJ. The role reports to the firm’s Controller and collaborates with the CFO on financial strategy.

The position requires supervising a team, overseeing billing and cash applications, and ensuring adherence to accounting policies. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with legal accounting software and financial reporting.

Formación

• At least 10 years of experience in a service industry with billing focus.
• Supervisory experience of accounting staff is required.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise a staff of about 10 team members including billing, collections, cash applications, and matter intake.
• Coordinate with assistant controller on daily financial activities and system changes.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Oversee payroll, trust accounting and accounts payable functions.
• Maintain daily cash flow updates and prepare journal entries.
• Review monthly bank reconciliations and variance analyses.
• Assist with month-end close and related reporting, including pro formas.
• Support annual and monthly financial reporting and budget processes.
• Respond to ad hoc accounting requests from firm leadership.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Billing experience

Staff supervision

Herramientas

Elite 3E

Intapp time entry

Iridium BI

Descripción del empleo

We currently have a hybrid opportunity for an Accounting Manager with a growing law firm in the Livingston, NJ area. This position reports to the firm's Controller and will also interact directly with the CFO.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervise a staff of 10 team members including 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 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.

Requirements for this position are:

• At least 10 years’ experience in a service industry, particularly in the areas of billing (including e-billing), cash applications, and matter intake,
• Supervisory experience of accounting team members.