Senior Accountant

ttg Talent Solutions; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid coverage

Mental health benefits

401(k) match

Job summary

The Opportunity: A well-established, multi-office commercial law firm in Fort Lauderdale seeks an experienced accounting professional to join its finance team. Reporting directly to the CFO, the role supports multi-office accounting operations and turns financial data into actionable insights for leadership.

You will manage general ledger activity, prepare statements, support close processes, and develop reports on billing, profitability, and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• At least five years of accounting or financial analysis experience.
• Strong general ledger, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and reconciliation experience.
• Knowledge of legal billing and trust accounting; law firm or professional services experience preferred.
• Legal accounting or enterprise financial management software experience is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, financial modeling, and data analysis.
• Ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, and manage competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements across multiple offices and legal entities.
• Support month-end and year-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Manage general ledger activity and reconcile operating and trust accounts, unapplied cash, WIP, payroll, intercompany activity, and liabilities.
• Produce billing, collections, profitability, KPI, cash, and budget-to-actual reports for leadership.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial modeling, and scenario analysis.
• Coordinate audits and tax preparation, including documentation, testing, and issue resolution.
• Manage applicable multi-state Sales and Use Tax and Tangible Personal Property Tax filings in FL, NY, NJ, and PA.
• Evaluate controls, improve processes, and mentor junior accounting staff.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

General ledger

Reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Reconciliation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Legal billing software

Trust accounting software

Enterprise financial software

Job description

The Opportunity

Join a well-established, multi-practice commercial law firm with offices across the Eastern Seaboard. Reporting directly to the CFO, this high-visibility role supports multi-office, multi-state accounting operations and turns financial data into actionable insight for leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements across multiple offices and legal entities.
• Support month-end and year-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Manage general ledger activity and reconcile operating and trust accounts, unapplied cash, WIP, payroll, intercompany activity, and liabilities.
• Produce billing, collections, profitability, KPI, cash, and budget-to-actual reports for leadership.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial modeling, and scenario analysis.
• Coordinate audits and tax preparation, including documentation, testing, and issue resolution.
• Manage applicable multi-state Sales and Use Tax and Tangible Personal Property Tax filings in FL, NY, NJ, and PA.
• Evaluate controls, improve processes, and mentor junior accounting staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• At least five years of accounting or financial analysis experience.
• Strong general ledger, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and reconciliation experience.
• Knowledge of legal billing and trust accounting; law firm or professional services experience is strongly preferred.
• Legal accounting or enterprise financial management software experience is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, financial modeling, and data analysis.
• Ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, and manage competing deadlines.

Why Join

• The firm offers individualized onboarding, professional development, a collaborative culture, employer-paid coverage, mental health benefits, and a 401(k) match.