Accounting Manager

Our firm specializes in the mortgage industries (Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, and Evictions) and is seeking a Finance manager who can dive in to assist our growing team. You should have exceptional knowledge of the month-end closing process, journal entries, balance sheet, P&L, cashflow statements/projection), AP/AR reconciliation, and bank/credit card reconciliation. You must be proficient in MS Excel and accounting software (MS Dynamics)

If you are looking for an opportunity to play an important role that has a tremendous impact on the business, send us your resume today!

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop 6/7 accounting staff, including a supervisor.
• Develop a time management calendar/agenda for each accounting staff.
• Manage the accounting side of the operation and run like a leader.
• Prepared monthly/weekly cash flow projections.
• Assist the AP team and negotiate with vendors.
• Team up with the revenue manager to resolve billing/AR-related issues.
• Develop and write accounting policies and procedures for the CFO to approve.
• Monitor accounting policies and procedures to ensure everyone follows the policies and procedures.
• Implement policies to keep the accounting information confidential.
• Segregate duties and responsibilities to keep the internal control process in place.
• Prepare and analyze variance reports for the executive team.
• Implement an internal control process for the AR and AP team and ensure our staff follows it.
• Prepare and review entities and state Financials, including P&L, Balance sheets, and Cash flow Statements.
• Analyzed variances from the P&L’s line items.
• Prepare month-end PowerPoint presentation, including graphs.
• Prepare bi-weekly payroll, including JE, Accruals, and Variance reports by departments.
• Verified prepaid, accruals, deposits, revenue, Client cost advances, and other expenses and ensured accurate entries.
• Prepare month-end calendar and monitor the progress daily.
• Prepare quarterly performance review plan for the accounting staff.
• Hire, terminate, and discipline accounting staff.
• Plan quarterly /annual audits and understand audit requirements.
• Oversee and monitor the firm’s allocation process.
• Assisted the CFO with budget, forecast, KPI, audits, compliances, insurance, and reporting financial packages.
• Implement automation and process improvements to reduce redundancy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 3-5 years of business accounting experience in a diverse industries..
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions and data queries.
• Highly proficient in financial modeling techniques.
• Possess the highest standards of accuracy and attention to detail in a dynamic.
• Law firm accounting or prior experience in real estate, foreclosures, and bankruptcy preferred.
• Must possess the organizational skills to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment while displaying a positive, high-energy attitude.
• Knowledge of case management systems is helpful; CaseAware and TABS3 are highly preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting software required; Dynamics highly preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually required to sit, reach with hands, occasionally stand, walk, lift, talk, and hear, and frequently to sit, reach with hands, and touch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the job duties, the employee is usually in an indoor office environment, and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.