Crisp Recruit

Crisp Recruit

Certified Public Accountant

Jacksonville, FL

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingQuickBooksM&AProcess ImprovementRecruitingPremiere ProLeadershipFinancial ReportingInternal Audit

About the role

  • Do you thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where your insights directly impact leadership decisions?
  • Are you a proactive CPA eager to eliminate fragmented accounting ownership?
  • We pride ourselves on aggressive representation and superior results, with over $350 million recovered in settlements, reflecting our dedication to our clients' well-being.

Responsibilities

  • Accounting Ownership: Own the firm's accounting operations, including month-end, quarterly, and year-end close, general ledger oversight, journal entries, reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and internal reporting.
  • Process Improvement: Identify weaknesses, low-hanging fruit, and long-term improvement opportunities, then build better systems that reduce year-end cleanup and produce consistently clean financials throughout the year.
  • Bookkeeper Oversight: Manage and develop the internal bookkeeper while creating a structure that can eventually support additional bookkeepers and accounting professionals.
  • Multi-Entity & Acquisition Support: Support multi-entity accounting, financial due diligence, acquisition accounting, integration planning, and scalable processes for future business growth.
  • Technology & Systems Improvement: Assess QuickBooks Online and recommend whether the firm should improve, migrate, or eventually adopt a different accounting platform to support growth.
  • Are you ready to lead and transform the accounting function at a dynamic law firm?
  • Can you build a strategic accounting foundation that supports growth and acquisitions?
  • This role is designed to reduce dependency on outside accounting firms, eliminate recurring year-end cleanup, create disciplined monthly accounting processes, and build scalable accounting infrastructure capable of supporting future growth, multiple entities, and potential acquisitions.
  • After the first 90 days, some flexibility may be considered as long as the person maintains a steady in-office presence and remains closely connected to the business.
  • If you are a progressive CPA ready to drive change and innovation within a supportive legal environment, we invite you to apply and become part of a team dedicated to delivering justice and excellence.

Requirements

  • Strategic Accounting Mindset: Ability to operate as more than an order-taking accountant by forming opinions, making recommendations, identifying risks, and respectfully challenging leadership when needed.
  • direct AI experience is not required.
  • Professional Development: CRISP Experience trial access may be available post-90 days, with a focus on operational growth and leadership development.

Nice to have

  • Experience with corporate accounting, multi-entity accounting, M&A due diligence, transaction advisory, acquisition accounting, or integration planning is strongly preferred.
  • Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Director, corporate accounting leader, CPA with operational accounting depth, or accounting leader with law firm, family office, or multi-entity experience.
  • Growth & M&A Exposure: Experience with corporate accounting, multi-entity accounting, M&A due diligence, transaction advisory, acquisition accounting, or integration planning is strongly preferred.

Compensation

  • Compensation is intentionally flexible and will be based on candidate experience, qualifications, and overall fit.
  • The intake discussion suggested approximately $150,000+ for a highly qualified candidate, with flexibility for exceptional talent.

Benefits

  • Full salaried employee benefits become available after the 90-day trial period and may include PTO, holidays, healthcare, and 401(k) eligibility.
  • Paid Time Off: Salaried employees typically receive 10 days of PTO after the 90-day period.
  • Executive Partnership: Comfortable working directly with a CFO, COO, owner, and executive team in a performance-focused, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Our team is driven by empathy, integrity, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, handling cases that include car accidents, medical malpractice, and wrongful death.
  • Your expertise and leadership will leave an indelible mark on our firm's future.

Company info

  • Work in an environment that values ownership, independent thinking, smart recommendations, respectful pushback, and continuous improvement.
  • What we're looking for:
  • We boast a reputation of success and innovation, deeply entwined with our community-focused efforts and client-centered approach.
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