Accounting Manager

CSuite Financial Partners/Ravix Group LLC has been retained by our clients, a regional Midwestern US Law firm, to place an Accounting Manager with their team!

This is a Hybrid role based in the greater Kansas City, MO area. Ideally able to be in office 2-3 days per week, with the option for full-remote stretches periodically.

This role will be responsible for the firm-wide accounting operations and general end-to-end accounting/finance functions.

About the Client!

For more than a century, our client has forged its own path to meet clients’ needs, and we’re never satisfied with the status quo. Their attorneys are experts in public and private sector workers’ compensation, general liability, and employment and education law. They understand and value the importance of building relationships with our clients. By being attentive, knowledgeable, and gaining a better understanding of our clients' businesses and objectives, we provide the best possible legal representation and find the options you never knew you had. Wherever you are in the Midwest, no one works harder to get results.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM!

• Real ownership from day one — You're not a cog in a big machine. You'll run firm-wide accounting operations for a 124-year-old multi-state law firm and report directly to the COO. Your decisions actually matter.
• Manage a team without the corporate politics — You'll lead a 2.5-person team with real mentorship responsibility. No layers of bureaucracy between you and the work.
• Hybrid flexibility after ramp — In-person during training then 2–3 days/week in-office with the rest flexible. Occasional fully-remote stretches once you're settled in.
• Competitive comp for KC — $90K–$105K base plus a year-end performance bonus that grows meaningfully with tenure. Day-one 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing on top of that.
• Benefits that actually cover you — Medical, dental, vision, HSA with employer contributions, short- and long-term disability, and a mental health support program with 8 therapy + 8 coaching sessions per family member annually.
• Institutional stability with real agility — Founded in 1901 and still growing (16 summer clerks, 7 new associates joining this fall, multi-office expansion). This firm has survived every economic cycle. It's not going anywhere.
• Complex work that keeps you sharp — Multi-state tax filings, trust account management, attorney licensing across 7 states, audit prep, and monthly close. This isn't a heads-down bookkeeping role.
• Culture that fits real humans — Laid-back, collaborative, direct. They take their work seriously but not themselves. Family-like without being suffocating.

About the Role

Our client needs someone with 2–5 years of supervisory/management experience in accounting who thrives in a collaborative, direct-communication environment and can take real ownership of firm-wide accounting operations. You should be comfortable managing a small team, handling multi-state tax filings, and working closely with senior leadership — including the COO. Bonus points if you have cash basis or modified cash basis accounting experience and a background in professional services (law firm experience is ideal).

Responsibilities

• Oversee firm-wide accounting operations including financial statement preparation, monthly/year-end close, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Manage and mentor a team of 2.5, providing technical guidance on accounting and tax topics
• Handle multi-state tax filings (1096/1099s, state use tax, business registrations) and attorney licensing/dues administration across 7 states
• Manage trust accounts and coordinate audit preparation (internal and client-facing) with outside accountants
• Act as backup on AR/AP and produce ad hoc reporting for the COO and firm leadership
• Collaborate cross-functionally across 8 offices, serving as a reliable accounting resource for attorneys and staff at all levels
• Strong skills with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or equivalent degree + substantial accounting experience)
• 4 - 10 years of experience 4-10 years total accounting experience, including 2-5 years in a supervisory or management role, ideally within professional services or law firm environments
• Professional services accounting experience (law firm ideal; finance/insurance acceptable)
• Supervised or managed a small accounting team (2+ direct reports)
• Cash basis or modified cash basis accounting experience — firm is cash basis;this is a "huge plus"
• Proficient in QuickBooks and Microsoft Office Suite
• Hands-on: financial statement prep, month/year-end close, reconciliations, journal entries
• Strong GAAP knowledge (cash basis application preferred over pure accrual)
• Collaborative team player — firm's core value; must thrive in tight-knit, cross-functional environment
• Handles direct feedback without defensiveness — firm has very direct personalities; conflict-averse candidates are a mismatch
• Mentor mindset — coaches junior staff on technical accounting and tax topics
• Comfortable communicating up and down the org (reports to COO; manages 2.5-person team)
• Kansas City-based; in-person during ramp/training (2–3 days/week in-office minimum once trained — non-KC candidates not considered)
• Handled multi-state tax filings (1096/1099s, state use tax, business registrations across multiple states)- a plus

Compensation/Benefits

• Competitive salary- $90-105k
• year-end performance bonus
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans
• HSA with employer contribution
• 401k with employer match
• profit-sharing plan