Finance & Accounting Manager

Innovative Driven; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovative Driven is seeking a Manager to join the Finance & Accounting Department of a premier boutique law firm in Houston. This full-time hybrid role combines on-site oversight with remote work on Mondays and Fridays. You will support the Controller, oversee core software like Rippe/SurePoint/LMS, develop dashboards, and prepare data for executive meetings.

Law-firm experience is required. Strong accounting leadership, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration are essential for

Qualifications

• Seven years of accounting/finance experience in a law firm.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative, able to work with Finance, IT, and HR teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist Controller with all accounting tasks.
• Oversee Rippe/SurePoint/LMS software, backend rules, SQL workflows, and 1099 production.
• Administer and support financial management software.
• Manage Finance & Accounting projects and policies.
• Build and run custom reports and dashboards.
• Onboard new employees for accounting and timekeeping processes, reporting, and dashboard training.
• Assist in preparing data and presentations for executive meetings.
• Streamline and automate finance & accounting processes and data cleanup on SurePoint/LMS.
• Identify and implement accounting internal controls.
• Producing audit schedules for external audits.
• Monitoring and implementing finance & accounting technology including genAI

Skills

Seven+ years accounting/finance

Self-starter

Team player

Tools

Rippe

SurePoint

LMS

SQL

Job description

Innovative Driven is currently seeking a Manager to join the Finance & Accounting Department at a premier boutique law firm. In this role, you will be responsible for managing multiple responsibilities to support financial operations within the firm's accounting department.

This is a full-time hybrid role in the firm's Houston office, with Mondays and Fridays work from home!

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting the Controller with all accounting tasks
• Overseeing Rippe/SurePoint/LMS software and all backend rules, database (SQL) workflows, user experience, and 1099 production
• Administering and supporting financial management software
• Managing Finance & Accounting projects and policies
• Building and running custom reports and dashboards
• Onboarding new employees for accounting and timekeeping processes, reporting, and dashboard training
• Assisting in preparing data and presentations for executive meetings
• Streamline and automate finance & accounting processes and data cleanup on SurePoint/LMS
• Identifying and implementing accounting internal controls
• Producing audit schedules for external audits
• Monitoring and implementing finance & accounting technology including genAI

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum seven years of accounting/finance within law firm(s)
• Must be a self-starter who can work in a fast-paced environment and complete multiple projects within deadlines
• Must be a team player who can work collaboratively with all levels of staff across the Finance & Accounting, IT, and HR departments