Finance and Accounting Specialist/ Junior Comptroller

Rapidly growing mid-sized law firm is seeking a Finance and Accounting Specialist/ Junior Comptroller to join the firm’s finance team.

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP is a rapidly-growing boutique multistate law firm with headquarters in NYS focusing on the transactional areas of Real Estate, Estate Planning and Administration including Elder Law and Asset Protection, Taxation, Corporate and Securities, Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Emerging Technology, Digital Assets, Cannabis and Psychedelics, and Labor and Employment matters. FRB’s fully integrated areas of concentration expertly advise real estate professionals, closely held business owners, discerning families, and private equity firms. The interdisciplinary collaboration among the lawyers of FRB allows the firm to achieve unparalleled outcomes for its clients that could only be secured through proficiency in multiple fields of law. As such, our growing firm begets the growing need for talented individuals to assist our financial team. While FRB does have an office in Manhattan, Westchester and California, this position will be primarily based out of our Rockville Centre location and can be hybrid or fully remote for the right candidate.

Job Summary
The Finance and Accounting Specialist/ Junior Comptroller supports the Comptroller/CFO in overseeing the accounting and finance operations of the firm. This role ensures accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards and legal/regulatory requirements (including law-firm specific requirements), and contributes to financial planning, analysis, internal controls, and operational efficiency.
The ideal candidate will have the capability to create journal entries and reconcile deposits in QBO to our billing system (CLIO), assist with monthly closes in QBO, calculate and prepare complex commissions calculations and other financial reports, and address 401K and workers comp audits at a minimum. They will be organized and approach each issue with an analytical mindset. 

Reports To
Controller and the Management Committee
Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations: general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing/collections, payroll, bank/treasury activities.

• Assist in managing the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements.

• Prepare and analyze internal and external financial reports (balance sheet, income statement, cash-flow, partner / equity accounting as applicable to law firm).

• Assist with budgetary processes, forecasting and variance analysis; provide insights and recommendations.

• Work closely with other departments (e.g., practice groups, billing department, operations) to support business objectives, cost-management and profitability analysis.

• Support audit activities (internal/external), tax filings and compliance matters (including law-firm specific matters like partner compensation, trust accounting, etc.).

• Identify process improvement opportunities, system automation/enhancement and reporting efficiencies.

• Serve as backup in billing/deposits when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

• 3+ years of progressively responsible accounting/finance experience; experience in a law firm or professional services environment strongly desirable.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational and communication skills. Ability to engage with attorneys/partners, operations, and management.

• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online and mastery of Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, modeling).

• High level of integrity, confidentiality and the ability to handle sensitive financial and partner/firm-equity matters.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines and work effectively in a collaborative but fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior law-firm or professional services accounting experience (including partner compensation)

• Experience with business intelligence/reporting tools, process automation or finance systems implementation.

• Familiarity with billing/timekeeping systems specific to law firms and the intersections of finance + operations in the legal services environment.

Core Competencies

• Financial literacy & collaboration

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Initiative & continuous improvement mindset

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Adaptability to change and technological enhancements

Submit the following materials when applying:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• 3 professional references

Perks:

• Robust benefits package, including life and disability insurance, 401(k) match, and contribution toward health insurance premiums.
• Flexible work hours and location, including option for 100% remote.
• Encouragement of suggestions to improve firm operations.

Salary range: $55,000 - $80,000.
Hybrid or Remote Eligible