Manager of Accounting

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Professional and legal services firm has immediate need for a Manager of Accounting to join its Seattle office. The Manager of Accounting manages the billing team to ensure timely and accurate invoicing of clients; fiduciary oversight of client trust accounts; understands and uses financial data to provided appropriate analysis for office leadership; and ensures that all client billing and trust accounting functions are in accordance with Firm wide policies and procedures. Identifies opportunities for process improvements; recommends new processes and technology to improve efficiency; coordinates and facilitates the Accounting Department services for the local office, and is responsible for coordinating daily workflow and supervising department staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Manages the daily accounting functions including, planning, prioritizing, directing work flow, acting as a resource for questions, and interfacing with senior management
• Works closely with several key firm clients and manages billing relationships with same
• Ensures that internal / external customer questions / problems are responded to and resolved in an expeditious manner to deliver excellent customer service
• Manages billing team, providing mentoring, training and identifying professional development opportunities; monitors and manages projects
• Develops ad hoc reports / charts / analysis
• Prepares and interprets data to help guide financial decisions and direction
• Handles responses to partners for historical client accounting information
• Coordinates staff billing and e-billing activities, including overseeing monthly e-billing audit
• Oversees trust process, acting as a resource for trust account questions, including preparing for and responding to local bar association audit requests
• Prepares monthly financial reporting package with analysis for Office Managing Partner; as well as ad hoc office level / timekeeper projection analysis
• Participates in collection meetings and strategy sessions for the office, including reaching out to clients to resolve issues with past due invoices or e-billing issues
• Develops training for the billing team, lawyers and Practice Assistants on billing specific software, including third party e-billing websites

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED