Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant

Location: Downtown Cleveland, OH

The hybrid work model is 3 days in and 2 days remote.

Hours: 9-6 with flexibility, 40-hour work week, exempt position

Salary: $70,000 – $90,000

This firm has phenomenal management and a collaborative, dedicated, and forward-thinking culture.

This premier firm has one of the world’s most robust integrated legal practices, with multiple offices worldwide and over 1700 attorneys. The firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence and delivers comprehensive legal services worldwide.

The firm seeks a Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant to join its Central Administration team in Cleveland, Ohio.

You will be responsible for analyzing General Ledger accounts and reports, with a primary focus on the Firm’s client accounting and other Sub-Ledger accounts; coordinating the firm’s client billing, collection, and payments; assisting with the annual audit; and regularly performing additional analysis projects for the Financial Accounting Operation.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Firm’s Financial Accounting system, including the client maintenance, reporting, and inquiry functions.
• Help to monitor client billing and receipts to ensure timely and accurate postings, assisting Client Accounting Specialists when necessary.
• Respond to Attorney, Client Service Representative, and Secretary questions relating to time entry, the processing of bills, client payments, e-billing, and informational requests. Assists in investigating and resolving lockbox issues, unidentified client receipts, and client credit and disbursement issues. Maintains partner draw information, communicate draw releases to Payroll, and participates in month-end processing, including pre-bill selection and the preparation of reports.
• Reconcile Sub-Ledger accounts to the General Ledger.
• Prepare journal entries and client Pre-bills to facilitate monthly closing.
• Prepare actual/budget variance analysis as requested.
• Perform additional analysis projects for the Controller regularly.

Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in accounting, finance, or business. and 3 years experience

OR

5+ years of accounting and financial analysis experience, including accounts receivable and billing functions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent customer service skills.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including MS Excel, is required. Familiarity with Aderant Expert, a legal billing system is beneficial.

Benefits

A 40-hour workweek, stable and growing, fantastic healthcare benefits, dental, vision, STD, LTD, 20 days PTO, ten holidays, 401k, pretax subsidized transportation, and more! With a very social, open, diverse firm culture.