Senior Accountant

The ideal candidate will have substantial exposure to client billing and accounts receivable functions. This person will be a self–starter and an advanced Excel user.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system and from departments.
• Maintains and balances an automated consolidation system by inputting data, scheduling required jobs, and verifying data.
• Maintain, update and reconcile Ledgers: Receipts, Cash, Foreign and Domestic Deposit.
• Analyzes information and options by developing spreadsheet reports; verifying information.
• Prepares general ledger entries by maintaining records and files; reconciling accounts.
• Prepares payments by accruing expenses; assigning account numbers; requesting disbursements; reconciling accounts.
• Participate and understand revenue functions; Billing, Accounts Receivable and related reporting.
• Develops and implements accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures; recommending changes.
• Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
• Provides accounting support for Corporate Client reporting by reviewing financial information; converting data to the Perfect Law billing system requirements and obtaining supplementary information for reporting.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization missions by completing related results as needed.

Qualifications

• Accounting Degree or related
• 2–4+ years of experience
• Legal of professional services experience a plus (exposure to time reporting billing)
• Perfect Law or similar GL system experience
• Advanced Excel user
• Self–starter/Go–getter