Accountant/Controller

1)    Current Job Description

a)     Accountant / Controller who can enable the company to grow by providing relevant financial information and projections, and managing the bookkeeping functions of the organization.

b)    Responsibilities:

·      maintain all bookkeeping functions in QuickBooks

·      maintain all bookkeeping documents and files in an organized manner

·      communicate with owner regarding all financial matters and reports

c)     As firm grows, salaries and benefits will grow with firm. Plan to have traditional medical and dental for all by year end of 2006.

d)    Current salary offer is firm at $60,000 base, $1,500 stipend after 6 months employment for health benefits, and, 1 week paid vacation after first year's employment.

e)     Current Duties:

·      banking / deposits, and bank reconciliations

·      posting credit card charges, reconciling credit card statements

·      accounts payable

·      assisting with accounts receivable

·      cash flow management as needed

·      processing payroll and tracking employee time

·      providing financial statements and other reports as requested

·      Obtain billable hours from attorneys and create invoices around this.

f)     Authority:

·      All accounting / bookkeeping functions, with the exception of certain portions of accounts receivable

·      Deposits of checks

g)    No Authority:

·      Check signing

h)    Specific Deliverables:

·      Payment to vendors and credit cards must be processed and prepared timely, handled weekly.

·      Payroll for employees must be processed timely on a bi-weekly basis.

·      Bank deposits should be prepared weekly.

·      Weekly status reports

·      Financial reports as requested

·      1099’s/1096 should be prepared after year-end and sent out by deadlines

·      Any other tasks assigned involving financial information, projections or analysis.

·      Accounts receivables posted daily and/ or latest by end of week. Preference is daily.

i)      Knowledge

·      Quickbooks pro 2004-high level.

·      Quickbooks pro-billing program

·      Excel spreadsheets

·      Budgeting models

·      Other professional reports for accounting and financial management purposes.

j)      Education and Experience

·      At least five years of experience at company (law firm, hopefully), as a controller with either greater than three (3) million in revenue and/ or greater than twenty (20) employees.

·      CPA a major plus. (We will still outsource returns.)

·      Undergraduate degree required in accounting.

Email resumes to kseton@setonlawgroup.com. Include the words "accountant/controller " in subject line of email.

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