Accounting Analyst
LOCATION: New York, NY | San Francisco, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Seattle, WA | Mountain View, CA
COMPENSATION: Base salary up to $100K, depending on experience, plus generous bonus; Exempt; Paid Time Off; 401K; Medical, Dental and Vision benefits, generous vacation and sick/personal days, paid holidays, 401K, and more!
THE ORGANIZATION: Top-Ranked Law Firm
OVERVIEW: Seeking a highly motivated and ambitious Analyst looking to develop a long-term career within the Finance department of a top-ranked law firm. This role will support the daily financial operations including Fixed Asset and Depreciation maintenance, account reconciliations and analysis, banking, Accounts Payable vendor facilitation/liaison and the annual budget process.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Review and maintain fixed assets and accumulated depreciation depreciation records
- Provide depreciation analysis and projections
- Create and maintain new accounts payable vendor profiles
- Perform various banking related duties
- Reconcile Partner related accounts
- Reconcile payroll clearing, EE and ER tax accounts
- Responsible for preparing and maintaining monthly reporting tasks; provide proposals for process changes and oversees their implementation
- Conduct financial modeling, forecasts, variance analysis and data analysis and interpretation of impact on business
- Investigate and assist department heads and budgeters across the Firm with discrepancies
- Develop a thorough grasp of the data presented, including where the data originates and whether the information is accurate
- Maximize financial reporting quality by developing and implementing process improvements in reporting and budgeting operations
- Provide budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial report design, production, and distribution advice, project management, training, and support across the Firm
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics or related field
- 3+ years of accounting/financial reporting, modeling or analysis experience
- Strong financial acumen and understanding of budgeting, accounting and systems
- Knowledge of GAAP and accounting concepts, as well as prior experience with Aderant software and Chrome River
- Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical & communications skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to prioritize competing demands under tight deadlines and maintain confidentiality
