Accounting 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.

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.