Finance & Accounting Manager

Description

The Finance & Accounting Manager aids to oversee the firm’s accounting operations, financial reporting, budgeting support, and internal financial controls. This role is responsible for managing core finance and accounting functions including treasury, accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing support, general ledger maintenance, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, financial analysis, and compliance with firm policies and accounting standards.

The Finance and Accounting Manager partners closely with firm leadership, partners, administrative departments, and external vendors to ensure accurate financial operations, timely reporting, and efficient accounting processes. This position plays a key role in supporting the firm’s financial health, operational effectiveness, and continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Operations and Financial Oversight

• Oversee daily accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing support, expense reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger activity.
• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Post & review accounting entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist with monitoring cash flow, banking activity, and financial transactions to ensure proper recording and compliance with firm policies.
• Maintain and improve accounting procedures, workflows, and internal controls to support accuracy, efficiency, and accountability.
• Prepare financial reports (P&L and Balance Sheet) and variance analyses to help leadership evaluate performance against budget and firm objectives.
• Partner with external accountants on partner related tax issues and annual reviewed financial statement preparation.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Assist with the development, monitoring, and analysis of annual budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Partner with department leaders to support budgeting, expense management, vendor coordination, and operational planning.

Systems, Process Improvement, and Reporting

• Use accounting, billing, banking, payroll, and reporting systems to support efficient financial operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, reporting tools, reconciliations, and financial processes.
• Assist with implementation, optimization, and maintenance of finance-related systems and procedures.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and financial summaries to improve visibility into firm performance.
• Ensure data integrity across accounting and financial systems.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with attorneys, firm leadership, People Operations, Office Services, IT, and other departments to support accurate and timely financial operations.
• Serve as a resource for accounting and finance-related questions from internal stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information clearly and professionally to both finance and non-finance audiences.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and develop accounting and finance staff, providing mentorship, training, performance feedback, and day-to-day guidance to team members.
• Promote accuracy, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the finance and accounting team.
• Support workload planning, cross-training, and process documentation to ensure continuity of finance operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
• CPA, MBA, or other relevant certification preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience required, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP), financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Experience with law firm accounting, billing, trust accounting, accounts receivable, collections, and client cost accounting preferred.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end close processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion and professionalism.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proficiency with accounting, billing, payroll & banking systems required.
• Familiarity with Aderant, iTimekeep, Chrome River, Sharepoint, Egnyte preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel required.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kahana Feld provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type

Full-Time, Exempt

Supervisory Responsibilities

Staff Accountants

Treasury Team

Work Location

Hybrid

Work Schedule

8:30am - 5:30pm Monday-Friday. Occasional weekends and holidays.

Salary Description

$140,000-$150,000

Physical Requirements

Primarily sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to walk short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Work can be performed with or without accommodations.