Accounting Manager

Location: Cypress Creek, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Full-Time
Onsite

A professional services firm in Fort Lauderdale is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead its accounting team and oversee day-to-day financial operations. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, proactive professional with strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills.

Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in a comparable accounting role at a similarly sized organization. Law firm or professional services experience is preferred but not required. A bachelor's degree with a concentration in accounting is required, while a master's degree and/or CPA license is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of accounting professionals.

• Oversee daily accounting operations and ensure accurate, timely financial statements, management reports, and supporting documentation.

• Manage monthly and annual closing processes, including reconciliations, journal entries, account analysis, and financial reviews.

• Analyze financial performance and prepare reports, dashboards, key metrics, and variance analyses to support business decisions.

• Assist with annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and financial planning.

• Develop and maintain internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and accounting standards.

• Maintain appropriate segregation of duties, approval authorities, and documentation standards.

• Oversee trust accounting requirements, including monthly trust reconciliations and compliance with applicable state bar regulations.

• Manage and reconcile operating, trust, payroll, and other bank accounts.

• Prepare and review fixed asset, depreciation, lease accounting, accrual, and other supporting schedules.

• Coordinate external audits, tax engagements, government filings, and required reporting.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate workflows, and implement technology solutions that increase efficiency and accuracy.

• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams on financial initiatives and organizational goals.

• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

Most benefits are effective on the first day of employment and include:

• Subsidized health insurance premiums.

• Annual employer HSA contributions of $600–$1,200.

• Employer-paid employee-only dental and vision insurance, with affordable dependent coverage options.

• Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts.

• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• 11 paid holidays in 2026.

• Generous paid time off for full-time employees.

• Traditional and Roth 401(k) options beginning on day one, with eligibility for a discretionary employer matching contribution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an equivalent accounting role at a similarly sized organization.

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in accounting required.

• Master's degree and/or CPA license highly preferred.

• Previous experience managing or leading an accounting team.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Law firm or professional services experience preferred, but not required.
  
  
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