Director of Finance

$200,000 - $250,000/Yr

And George - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Senior

Los Angeles, CA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Director of Finance at Ellis George LLP is a senior administrative role responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the firm. This position requires strategic business advisory skills and involves managing a team of accounting professionals to ensure the firm's financial performance is optimized. The Director will report directly to the Managing Partner and collaborate closely with the Firm's Administrator.

Responsibilities

• Direct and maintain responsibility for the financial functions of the Firm, acting as a key strategic business advisor.
• Perform timely and complex financial analyses to provide input into the Firm's business transactions and strategic initiatives.
• Lead and manage a professional accounting staff fostering a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Anticipate the Firm's needs, set priorities, and organize Accounting Department workflow to ensure deadlines are met.
• Evaluate, implement, and support the effectiveness of internal financial controls.
• Oversee cash management, billing, e-billing platform maintenance, collections, vendor payments, and employee expense reimbursements.
• Maintain positive working relationships with key financial vendor relationships.
• Assist with budgeting, payroll, internal and external audits, and retirement plan issues.
• Ensure monthly account reconciliations, trust accounting, and credit card reconciliation are performed accurately.
• Prepare and distribute monthly partnership and management financial reports.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 to 10 years of accounting and people management experience, preferably in a mid-size or boutique law firm setting.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree with a focus in Accounting or Finance.
• Licensure as a certified public accountant preferred.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP and tax requirements.
• Demonstrated understanding of law firm billing/accounting system software such as ProLaw and Matter Expert.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Excellent people skills including the ability to work with and lead a diverse team.
• Comfortable and skillful with hands-on approach in situations where tasks cannot be delegated.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance