CFO

Job Title: CFO (CPA REQUIRED + Law Firm or Professional Services Experience)

Location: NY, NY 10036

Salary/Payrate: $290K-$300K annually (W2), AMAZING bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: Onsite

Term: Permanent

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

Job Description:

Please send your resume in Word format if you are interested in a CFO opening located in New York, New York 10036. Salary in the $300K range + BONUS, and AMAZING benefits. If you are not interested in this position, please pass onto colleagues/associates as we do offer referral fees should they be hired.

The Firm’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) sets and monitors profitability targets, analyzes practice area performance and advises on pricing, billing rates and realization; Works with the Firm’s Managing Shareholder and Executive Committee on Shareholder compensation models, origination credit, billables and collections; Reports on financial impact when hiring lateral Shareholders / Shareholder Groups. Oversees billing cycles and collections, accounts receivable and working capital and distributions for Shareholders; Builds the annual budget for the Firm, monitors overhead (rent, staff, technology needs) and identifies creeping or inefficient ROI; Prepares and presents financial reports to the Managing Partner and Executive Committee; Manages lines of credit, oversees capital structure and ensures compliance with financial covenants. This role reports to the Managing Shareholder, the Executive Committee and the Executive Director.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.
• Ensure credibility of Finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
• Direct and oversee all aspects of the finance, accounting, billing, collections, and payroll functions of the Firm.
• Manage cash flow daily.
• Evaluate and advise on the impact of long-range financial planning.
• Provide Executive Committee with advice on the financial implications of business activities.
• Provide Shareholders with information on the Firm's financial position and other financial information.
• Responsible for evaluating equity and debt structures to determine affordability of growth and deployment of financial resources / capital.
• Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and reporting.
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place.
• Be point for the Firm's relationship with banks and other financial institutions.

Qualifications:

• CPA
• Proficiency in Aderant (Iridium) and/or Elite Software
• Five -Ten Years’ experience in the Legal Industry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.