Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant supports the company's financial operations through accurate and timely maintenance of accounting records and reporting. This role requires a high degree of attention to detail, effective multitasking, and a commitment to delivering high-quality work within established deadlines in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company accounting policies and U.S. GAAP.
• Perform daily reconciliations of bank, credit card, and USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) accounts, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and reconciling items are promptly investigated and resolved.
• Participate in the month-end and year-end close processes, including preparing account reconciliations, recording monthly accruals, analyzing allowance accounts, and reviewing equity activity.
• Gather, analyze, and transform financial and operational data to support management reporting, decision-making, and strategic initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance reports using Excel, PowerBI, and other reporting tools to support KPI tracking and performance analysis.
• Work collaboratively in a remote environment with cross-functional teams located across multiple U.S. time zones, maintaining strong communication and responsiveness.
• Support special projects and other accounting or finance initiatives as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a Finance or Accounting major required.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience required.
• Hands-on experience with Aderant and Emburse (Chrome River) is strongly preferred; familiarity with QuickBooks, Ramp, and Bill.com is also desirable.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification not required but a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.

Skills

• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy and ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with all levels of the firm (attorneys, secretaries, administration, and other staff).
• Strong customer service skills and an understanding of developing effective working relationships.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, and responsiveness with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated reliability, accountability, and ownership of assigned responsibilities, with the ability to work independently and follow through on commitments.

About the company

We are committed to supporting forward-thinking law firms through their next stage of growth by streamlining back-office operations and enabling access to world-class functional talent. Founded in 2021, we established the company on the belief that the modern lawyer is asked to do too much. By streamlining back-office functions under highly experienced functional leadership trained to deploy proven growth levers, we accelerate our partners' growth.