Chief Operating Officer (COO)

GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.

GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.

Key Responsibilities • Lead HR, recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and retention initiatives

• Oversee benefits strategy and renewals, including relationships with brokers and providers

• Lead firmwide administrative operations and establish clear, scalable procedures and accountability

• Evaluate staffing needs, resource allocation, workflows, and operational efficiency

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Managing Partner and support firm leadership on strategic initiatives

• Help capture and institutionalize critical operational knowledge while supporting long-term succession planning

• Negotiate major vendor, insurance, benefits, and legal technology contracts

• Maintain strong working knowledge of legal technology and business systems and support new implementations

• Partner with the Controller on budgeting, financial planning, KPIs, and business performance

• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture while providing leadership and mentorship to administrative teams

Qualifications • Significant progressive leadership experience within a law firm, accounting firm, or other professional services environment

• Strong background in HR, recruiting, employee relations, and people leadership

• Demonstrated success improving operations, workflows, and organizational processes

• Experience managing and negotiating significant vendor and service-provider relationships

• Familiarity with legal or professional services technology and business systems

• Strong financial acumen and ability to partner effectively with finance leadership

• Exceptional judgment, discretion, organization, and follow-through

• Executive presence with the ability to build credibility across partners, leadership, and staff

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or related field

Why Join? • Serve as the senior business executive of an established law firm with direct access to the Managing Partner

• Take ownership of a broad operational function where your impact will be highly visible

• Play a meaningful role in leadership succession and the long-term evolution of the firm

• Join a relationship-driven culture that values collaboration and long-term employee retention

• Competitive $350,000–$450,000 base salary , plus bonus opportunity and comprehensive executive benefits