Office Location: Roseland, NJ (On-site)

Position Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

The Senior Finance Manager serves as the critical second-in-command finance leader for the firm. This role is responsible for maintaining the absolute integrity of the general ledger, managing month-end close sequences within Aderant Expert, and overseeing strict financial control environments. Crucially, this position acts as the comprehensive operational backup and direct corporate successor to the Director of Accounting and Finance, eliminating key-person dependency risks. The ideal candidate blends rigorous technical law firm accounting expertise with the leadership acumen necessary to manage specialized team managers and keep firm infrastructure highly resilient.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Department Continuity & Successor Redundancy: Master all critical financial routines, core reporting structures, and upper-level administrative configurations to seamlessly step in and run the department in the absence of the Director.
  • General Ledger & Month-End Ownership: Execute and manage the end-of-month and year-end close sequences in Aderant Expert, including preparing, reviewing, and posting complex journal entries, bank reconciliations, and fixed asset schedules.
  • Trust Account Controls & Regulatory Compliance: Review and supervise mandatory New Jersey IOLTA trust account tracking and compliance routines according to NJ Rule 1:21-6, validating monthly three-way reconciliations handled by the AP/Trust team.
  • Operational Escalation & Management: Serve as the direct management layer for the Aderant Billing Manager and the Manager of AP & Trusts. Review escalations regarding complex billing guidelines, software workflows, and specialized vendor payouts.
  • Inter-Departmental Payroll Synchronization: Coordinate actively with the Human Resources department to audit incoming external payroll journals, benefits structures, partner draws, and equity distributions, ensuring completely accurate ledger matching inside Aderant.
  • Process Automation & Documentation: Systematically draft, evaluate, and maintain a rigorous library of internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Aderant financial workflows to guarantee structural transparency
 Qualifications and Experience Requirements
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required. A CPA license or MBA is highly desirable.
  • Legal Industry Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 to 3 years within a mid-to-large size law firm environment.
  • Software Mastery: Advanced, hands-on operational proficiency within the Aderant Expert ERP environment (specifically the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Trust modules) is strongly preferred alongside advanced Excel skills.
  • Compliance Literacy: Strong foundational knowledge of legal industry compliance protocols, partner equity tracking frameworks, and New Jersey attorney trust regulations.
  • Leadership Capabilities: Documented experience coordinating workflows across distinct accounting divisions or supervising transactional specialists and billing managers.

Benefits and Compensation

Our employees enjoy a generous benefits package, which also can include a discretionary performance bonus. Other benefits provided include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) Plan and time-off benefits.

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000. Exact compensation will be determined based on individual candidate qualifications.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume and salary expectations to:

Kristin Wrona, Director of Human Resources

Brach Eichler LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Minorities and/or women are encouraged to apply.

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