Senior Controller, Law Firm Finance & Controls

Jobot; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Health insurance

Dental & Vision insurance

Life insurance

Bonuses

Job summary

Jobot is hiring a hands-on Controller for our downtown Pittsburgh law firm. You will lead day-to-day accounting, oversee staff, strengthen internal controls, and provide timely financial information to leadership.

You’ll manage the general ledger, prepare statements and cash flows, and supervise billing, payroll, and trust accounting. The role grows toward broader financial planning over time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• Previous experience supervising or developing accounting personnel.
• Strong knowledge of general accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, payroll, cash management, and internal controls.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting, billing, or practice-management systems.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet firm deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism when working with confidential financial information.
• Law-firm or professional-services accounting experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with client trust accounting, legal billing, WIP, realization, and collections is highly valued.
• CPA designation is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the general ledger, account reconciliations, journal entries, and monthly and year‑end closing processes.
• Prepare financial statements, cash‑flow reports, budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Manage billing, collections, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and cash‑management functions.
• Monitor work in process, accounts‑receivable aging, collections, realization, and other law‑firm performance metrics.
• Oversee client trust accounting, reconciliations, compliance procedures, and related internal controls.
• Manage banking relationships and support short‑and long‑term cash‑flow planning.
• Develop, document, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop accounting personnel while remaining willing to assist with day‑to‑day work.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting capabilities, and accounting processes.
• Provide practical financial analysis and reporting to firm leadership.
• Gradually take on broader financial planning and strategic responsibilities as the role develops.

Skills

Accounting principles

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Payroll

Internal controls

Advanced Excel

Team leadership

Legal billing

WIP

Client trust accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

Tools

Accounting software

Practice-management systems

Job description

Jobot is hiring a hands-on Controller for our downtown Pittsburgh law firm. You will lead day-to-day accounting, oversee staff, strengthen internal controls, and provide timely financial information to leadership.

You’ll manage the general ledger, prepare statements and cash flows, and supervise billing, payroll, and trust accounting. The role grows toward broader financial planning over time.