Our client is a full-service law firm with over 500 employees, 250 attorneys and more than 20 office locations across the United States. and ranked within the National Law Journal's NLJ 500 and on The American Lawyer's Am Law 200

We are looking for an experienced Director of Accounting to run the accounting department out of the Cypress Creek office in Ft.Lauderdale.

Your Director of Accounting Duties and Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop and maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures to assure their consistent application and maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Manage all accounting operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Banking, Billing, Trust, Client Relations, Collections, etc
• Provide support to the accounting staff on day-to-day tasks as needed including resolution of escalated issues from staff
• Ensure that monthly bank account reconciliations for operating and trust accounts are completed accurately and timely and all pending transactions are brought up to date
• Oversees the monitoring of unapplied and trust balance as well as unbilled WIP
• Reconcile general ledger accounts on a regular basis, as appropriate (e.g., A/R general ledger balance to detailed aging).
• Maintain an appropriate chart of accounts to permit reporting by division.
• Maintain a system of adequate internal controls over accounting transactions.
• Issue timely, accurate and complete financial statements (monthly, quarterly and year-to-date); ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Calculate and timely issue financial and operating metrics relevant to the Firm.
• Provide financial analyses as needed, especially for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations.
• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for their review (and/or audit) of the Firm’s financial statements on a regular (quarterly) basis.
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting; assure compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings on a timely basis.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. Bachelors degree in accounting, finance or business administration, or equivalent business experience.
2. CPA Certification preferred but not required.
3. 10+ years of combined accounting and finance experience, including proven working experience as a department manager or director.
4. Must have accounting managerial experience in a law firm.
5. Elite 3E experience is a plus but not required.
6. Chrome River experience is a plus but not required.