Finance Generalist
ID: 9835
Job Description
Finance Generalist
FINANCE VISIONARY WANTED! Are you a finance professional with at least five years of law firm experience, a strong financial acumen, and a passion for leadership? Our Client, a leading law firm, is seeking a Finance Generalist who is ready to oversee financial operations while mentoring and training the next wave of talent. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact at a top-tier law firm, combining your expertise in finance with your ability to inspire others. If you’re ready to take on a role that values precision, innovation, and leadership, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
- Produce/organize month-end financial reports; review for accuracy and cross reference with previous month, note and investigate any discrepancies
- Prepare financial reports for firm and management company by analyzing, collecting, and condensing account trends and information
- Use a system to account for the financial transactions made by firm/management company to establish appropriate chart of accounts
- Enter financial transactions such as cheques, transfers and cash receipts for Trust and General account, client bills and write-offs, e-billings
- Reconcile all applicable accounts including trust, general, Oncorp, Teranet, MTO
- Work with management team on any potential leasing arrangements
- Ensure all financial actions comply with local, legal and LSO requirements
- Year-end preparations for annual review
- Obtain investment instructions from lawyers and submit to bank based on current legal requirements
- Liaise with management and bank account manager • Track and manage financial data
- Assist Chief Operating Officer with daily firm administration including but not limited to setting up new employees on accounting system, create new GL accounts etc.
- Train new employees in accounting procedures; conduct periodic training sessions for firm members
- Participate in special projects and/or event planning as they arise
- Any other tasks as needed
Qualifications
- 5+ years relevant accounting experience; law firm experience Is. must
- Familiarity with general principles of accounting; strong understanding of math and numbers
- Acumin Legal Accounting experience is preferred
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and clearly with other firm members
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines without supervision
- A team player who can also work independently
- The ability to work on multiple projects while adhering to tight deadlines and use various financial transactions such as accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Good data entry skills
To apply, please forward your resume to Zaheeda Merali, Manager – Law Clerk Division at zaheeda@cartelinc.com
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