Associate Director of Finance; Hybrid

Salary: $ - $ Annually

Final date to receive applications:
Oct 31, 2026

Keller and Heckman LLP is an internationally recognized law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Finance to join its Business Operations team in the Washington, D.C. Office
. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this position will serve as a senior accounting and finance operations leader with significant responsibility for the Firm’s day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, treasury activities, financial systems, and process improvement.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for an experienced accounting professional who combines strong technical expertise with operational discipline, people leadership, sound judgment, and a strong sense of ownership. The successful candidate will supervise members of the Finance team, establish clear priorities and accountability, strengthen processes and controls, and proactively identify and resolve operational issues.

• Lead and oversee significant aspects of the Firm’s accounting operations, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, reconciliations, journal entries, financial statements, and supporting schedules.
• Supervise and develop Finance personnel, establish priorities and deadlines, monitor performance and workload, and promote accountability and cross‑training.
• Maintain and strengthen the Firm’s internal‑control environment, including approval processes, segregation of duties, reconciliations, and review protocols.
• Lead Finance support for the Firm’s annual financial‑statement review and coordinate financial information required by outside accountants, tax advisors, banks, and other financial professionals.
• Manage assigned treasury and cash‑management activities, including cash positioning, banking activity, transfers, liquidity monitoring, and related controls.
• Drive coordination across Accounting, Accounts Payable, Billing and Collections, Payroll, and other Finance functions to improve workflows, resolve issues, and ensure timely execution.
• Review Finance processes and identify control gaps, bottlenecks, duplicative or manual work, and opportunities for greater efficiency and automation.
• Develop and maintain documented procedures, controls, calendars, checklists, and performance measures for key Finance processes.
• Partner with Information Technology and other departments on financial‑system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements.
• Use SQL queries and available financial‑system capabilities to independently extract, validate, reconcile, analyze, and report financial data.
• Support the Firm’s annual budgeting process and provide accurate financial information for leadership reporting and decision‑making.
• Lead assigned Finance initiatives from planning through implementation, including timelines, responsibilities, testing, communication, and follow‑up.
• Serve as a trusted financial resource to the Director of Finance, Global Executive Director, attorneys, and Business Operations leadership.
• Proactively identify significant financial, operational, or control issues and bring forward recommended solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a closely related field.
• Eight or more years of progressively responsible accounting and financial‑management experience, including significant responsibility for day‑to‑day accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and supervision of accounting professionals.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing accounting professionals and managing significant accounting operations.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, treasury…