Finance Manager chez Devine Millimet & Branch

Description

Devine Millimet is one of the most dynamic business and litigation law firms in the region, serving our clients and our communities since 1947. Working from our historic headquarters building in Manchester, New Hampshire, and our satellite offices in Concord and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, we serve individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in the areas of business & commercial litigation, construction litigation, criminal law, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), divorce & domestic relations, employment consulting and litigation, healthcare, insurance defense, intellectual property litigation, medical & professional malpractice, personal injury, probate litigation, real estate, ski defense litigation, tax, utilities, bankruptcy and collections work, estate planning, and all aspects of corporate law, including finance and business formation and mergers and acquisitions. The Finance Manager is a key leadership role within the firm’s management team, responsible for managing the daily operations of the Finance department and helping the firm develop and realize its financial and strategic goals. This is a fully onsite position. Responsibilities of the position are:

• Provides leadership, supervision, management and guidance over all functions of the Finance department and its staff, to include IOLTA, general ledger accounting, billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
• Supervises process for statistical data gathering for outgoing Attorney process necessary for choice letters
• Review and approval of workflow, write offs and overpayments and bi-weekly payroll and 401k preprocess audits, and quarterly payroll audits,
• Plans and forecasts the firm's financial performance
• Prepares the annual operating and capital budgets with input from the management team and for approval by the Board of Directors
• Works with the management team to manage and monitor budget performance and reports to the Director of Administration, President and Board of Directors
• Analyzes and reports on variances from the budget, conducts profitability analyses, and makes financial presentations to the Shareholders as requested
• Prepares the annual Shareholder Compensation packet for compensation meetings in January
• Establishes, implements, and maintains prudent financial and internal controls throughout the firm
• Establishes and maintains a working relationship with a bank or banks, credit line renewal, and obtaining approval of the Board of Directors whenever any major change in these relationships is desired
• Invests excess funds to maximize interest income while maintaining minimum risk
• Administers the retirement plan under the direction of the Pension Committee
• Acts as liaison between the firm and the firm's accountants
• Ensures that all tax reporting for the firm is done in a timely fashion
• Provides accounting services for any ancillary entities
• Administers and obtains renewal quotes on firm insurance policies including professional liability, general liability, property casualty coverage, fiduciary and crime coverage, and worker’s compensation
• Negotiates with all outside vendors affecting the finance department concerning price and quality of services or products provided to the firm
• Serves as a trusted colleague for other members of the management team, contributing to an environment of teamwork and cooperation

Requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, or business management required
• CPA designation strongly preferred
• Strong technical skills required, especially with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to hit the ground running and grasp concepts and processes quickly
• Takes ownership of department within firm guidelines
• Eight to ten years of experience in finance/accounting managing a Finance or Accounting department as the department's manager
• Proven experience managing a team, including experience dealing with personnel and procedural issues
• Experience at a professional services company preferred
• Experience with process improvement preferred
• Experience with Rippe & Kingston (SurePoint) Legal Management System desirable
• General knowledge of financial systems, relational databases, and reporting tools desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills

Devine Millimet offers competitive salaries and attractive growth opportunities, along with an excellent benefits package. We attract sophisticated and interesting work from national, regional, and local companies and individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer.