Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager: Lead Firm-Wide Financial Operations (Hybrid)

Our client is a highly respected 100-year-old multi-state law firm built on institutional stability and an agile modern approach to business. With 8 offices across the Midwest a rapidly expanding team and an unwavering commitment to a collaborative human-centric culture we are seeking an Accounting Manager to run our firm-wide accounting operations.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in Kansas City this is not a siloed heads-down bookkeeping role. You will have real ownership from day one running financial operations leading a close-knit team and making decisions that directly impact the firms bottom line.

• Financial Operations: Oversee all firm-wide accounting functions including financial statement preparation month-end and year-end close journal entries and complex reconciliations.

• Team Leadership: Manage mentor and technically coach a dedicated 2.5-person accounting team cultivating a low-politics highly supportive work environment.

• Multi-State Tax & Compliance: Direct multi-state tax filings (1096/1099s state use tax business registrations) and attorney licensing/dues administration across 7 states.

• Trust & Audit Management: Take ownership of trust accounts and coordinate comprehensive internal and client-facing audit preparations with external accountants.

• Leadership Partner: Serve as a strategic accounting resource for attorneys across all 8 offices and produce vital ad-hoc reporting for the COO and executive leadership.

• Experienced Supervisor: 25 years of hands-on supervisory or management experience in accounting ideally within professional services (law firms are a major plus; finance or insurance environments are highly acceptable).

• Technical Expert: Highly proficient in QuickBooks and Microsoft Office. You possess strong GAAP knowledge specifically applied to cash basis or modified cash basis accounting structures.

• A Resilient Communicator: You are comfortable communicating up and down the organization. You thrive in a direct transparent communication culture and handle constructive feedback with professionalism and ease.

• Hands-on Leader: You enjoy a blend of high-level oversight and tactical execution willing to step in as an operational backup on AR/AP processes when needed.

Client offers an exceptional compensation package including a competitive base salary a performance bonus that scales with your tenure and day-one 401(k) matching with profit sharing. Our comprehensive benefits feature robust health/dental/vision coverage an HSA with employer contributions and an industry-leading mental health program offering 8 therapy and 8 coaching sessions per family member annually. Enjoy true work-life balance with standard hybrid flexibility after your initial ramp period.