Accounting Manager Accounting​/Finance Los Angeles, CA

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

• 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.

• Prepare journal entries and maintain the general ledger in Quick Books 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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, Quick Books 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.