Account Manager (Minneapolis)

We are looking for an Accounting Manager with experience to join our team in Taft’s Minneapolis office.

Taft is seeking an Accounting Manager with a minimum of five years of accounting operations management experience to lead the accounting team in our Minneapolis office. This position works closely with attorneys and office leadership to support day-to-day financial operations, provide financial insight, and ensure a high level of service across the office. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting the continued growth of the firm through strong leadership, operational efficiency, and a commitment to client service.  All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy—in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the accounting team through direct supervision of billing, cash applications, accounts payable, and trust accounting.
• Provide hands on support and guidance to accounting team members as needed to ensure consistent, timely, and effective service delivery.
• Present attorneys and office leadership with meaningful financial reporting and analysis that supports strategic planning and decision making.
• Oversee the end-to-end billing process by ensuring timekeepers meet deadlines while following applicable client guidelines and firm policies and procedures.
• Monitor and follow up on unbilled time, unbilled costs, and accounts receivable to support collections and drive an efficient revenue cycle.
• Partner with office leadership to promote and reinforce the firm’s policies and procedures and operational initiatives.
• Act as a primary liaison for the Accounting team to ensure all inquiries are handled timely. Meet with attorneys and staff as appropriate to resolve issues.
• Support new systems and processes by ensuring thorough training, testing, and adoption by accounting staff.
• Perform account reconciliations and post transactions as needed for account balancing.
• Oversee the timely preparation of use tax, property tax, and other miscellaneous filings.
• Maintain appropriate segregation of duties and safeguards for financial transactions and firm data.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of law firm operations with the ability to resolve operational challenges and implement consistent processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and manage accounting professionals.
• Maintain a consistent, service-oriented team culture that delivers reliable, timely support to attorneys, staff, and leadership across the firm.
• Build trusted working relationships through effective communication, sound judgement, and consistent follow-though on responsibilities and commitments. Communicate effectively with attorneys, staff, and clients at all levels.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects with minimal supervision.
• Provide clear, reliable financial analysis and insights to support business decisions and planning.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, investigate transactions, and coordinate timely resolutions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field. CPA or other relevant professional certification preferred.
• Minimum of five years’ experience directly managing an accounting operations team.
• Legal industry experience preferred.
• Experience with Rippe LMS+, Aderant, and/or BillBlast preferred.
• Experience with paperless billing, accounts payable workflows, and reporting tools preferred.
• Accounting software implementation experience highly desirable.

Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401K, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, bonus and more. The salary range for this position is $115,000/yr. – $140,000/yr.  Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted information based on work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Interested candidates should apply here.

 

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^{Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.}