Associate, Accounts Payable
Adams Street Partners · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
Accounting$60k–$80k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Manage the legal invoice process within the Management Company Finance function, including invoice review, coding, approvals, processing, tracking, reconciliations, and related follow-up.
- Cook up coordination with Legal, Finance, internal business partners, outside counsel, and legal service providers to resolve invoice, coding, documentation, payment status, and vendor-related questions.
- Maintain accurate legal spend records, invoice trackers, vendor information, matter-level details, and related reporting files.
- Prepare recurring and ad hoc reporting related to legal invoices, legal spend, payment status, vendor activity, and other finance or operational metrics.
- Support the Firm’s accounts payable function, with emphasis on legal-related expenses, including invoice processing, expense review, payment documentation, reconciliations, and approval support.
- Participate in daily, monthly, and quarterly management company finance and accounting activities, including reconciliations and related follow-up as assigned.
- Support process improvements for legal invoice workflows, approval routing, coding, documentation, tracking, reporting, and vendor communication.
- Support the annual insurance renewal process and assist the Firm with related requests, documentation, and follow-up.
- Perform other ad hoc finance, accounts payable, legal invoice, and operational projects as assigned.
Requirements
- College graduate; coursework or degree in accounting, finance, business, legal studies, or a related field preferred.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in accounts payable, billing, invoice management, accounting operations, legal operations, or a related finance support role preferred.
- Prior experience with Concur required; experience with legal billing, matter management, invoice management tools, and/or Intacct preferred.
- Working knowledge of accounts payable processes, invoice coding, approval workflows, reconciliations, expense review, and supporting documentation standards.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including advanced Excel proficiency.
- Self-starter with strong organizational, analytical, communication, and follow-up skills; able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Benefits
We offer a competitive U.S. benefits package designed to support health, financial security, and work-life balance. Highlights include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match; profit sharing; flexible spending accounts (FSA); and paid parental leave, including adoption. Employees also receive generous paid time off, commuter benefits, employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, and access to additional voluntary benefits.