Job Title: Accounting Manager Position Summary: The Accounting Manager is a newly created role that will support day-to-day accounting operations, working closely with the firm leadership and the existing accounting staff. This position will serve as a key player in performing general ledger accounting, cash disbursements, reconciliations, client cost accounting, and monthly close processes, with potential to grow into a Controller-level role. 

Salary: $150k - $220k 

Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting
•    Prepare internal monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements with reporting to firm leadership for review and discussion.
•    Assist firm leadership with preparing performance dashboards, profitability reports, and other pertinent financial analyses.
General Ledger and Month-End Close 
•    Prepare journal entries and maintain the general ledger in QuickBooks Online. •    Manage monthly and year-end close processes.
•    Reconcile settlement trust transactions and ensure appropriate recording of legal fees, costs, and distributions.
•    Maintain and reconcile firm operating accounts, trust accounts, credit card activity, and settlement disbursements, including managing all online banking processes and controls.
Accounts Payable and Disbursements
•    Review and post invoices, prepare payment batches, and manage weekly vendor payment process.
•    Reconcile AMEX and Chase credit card statements to appropriate client matters and expense accounts and manage online banking portals.
Accounts Receivable and Billing Support 
•    Review and post invoices, prepare payment batches, and manage weekly vendor payment process.
•    Reconcile AMEX and Chase credit card statements to appropriate client matters and expense accounts and manage online banking portals.
Accounts Receivable and Billing Support 
•    Work with the Billing Supervisor to reconcile client payments, track outstanding receivables, and support the appeals process with third-party payers. •    Input or verify postings from the cash receipts log to billing and GL systems as needed.
Process Improvements and Documentation 
Implement process improvements and automation for efficiency and internal control.
•    Help maintain accounting policies, SOPs, and audit-ready documentation.
•    Track spending by department and vendor to support cost analysis and trend monitoring.
•    Provide expense analysis identifying areas of unusual or increasing spend for review by firm leadership and implement cost-tracking tools and account coding accuracy to improve accountability and support firm profitability goals.
Qualifications: 
•    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
•    3–7 years of experience in accounting roles, preferably some experience in industry accounting roles.
•    Proficiency with Online Banking portals, QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office (in particular Excel), and other accounting and billing systems.
•    Must be high-energy contributor with a strong work ethic, high integrity, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle competing deadlines in a demanding environment and small team setting.

Martin Lam
JBA  |  Business Development Consultant
 
a: 1192 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91104
e: martin.lam@jba.com | w: www.jba.com
m: (818) 585-6876