Finance & Accounting Services Manager

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.

The Manager – Finance & Accounting Services, United States is an integral part of Latham’s Financial Accounting team.

This role will be responsible for, in association with Global Finance, supporting US practice offices for training, quality control, and monitoring of finance and accounting functions, while delivering full cycle finance service and support through a solid understanding of all areas of the Finance department, including billing and operations. This role will be located in our Chicago office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Implementing initiatives across the practice offices by developing training materials, testing, and other key staff; including their schedules and work activities
• Identifying activities that the Global Services Office (GSO) can do to support practice office needs to allow local office to focus on revenue focused responsibilities such as billing/collections and local trust functions
• Assisting local office accounting managers to recruit, select, train, and coach employees
• Reviewing, investigating, and resolving problems encountered by practice offices or GSO. Identifying root cause of issues and developing training and other plans to prevent or identify similar issues in the future
• Working and communicating with practice office accounting managers, supervisors, and GSO staff to ensure high level accounting support and customer service are provided to the firm
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills (i.e., organizing, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making) necessary for effective management
• Possess the ability to proofread the work of others to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Exhibit strong communication skills, both written and verbal

And have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or related field
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ professional accounting experience
• Experience at a global multi-office law firm, accounting firm, or other professional services organization
• A minimum of five (5) years’ relevant management experience
• Experience with Elite, Emburse, or comparable accounting software application
• Experience with on-line banking and automated vendor, and expense reporting processes

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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