Seeking an entry-level position to support the accounting team in providing monthly and ad-hoc reporting to various departments within the firm. Looking for someone with a strong analytical mindset and a keen attention to detail. Workflow will be largely project-based, so a broad understanding of general business practices is a plus.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Download, distribute, and classify financial information from various sources
Review, compute, and analyze office-to-office interactions, with occasional bookkeeping tasks related to those interactions
Calculate, analyze, and present overhead costing numbers and breakdown to management
Prepare, consolidate, and summarize monthly and ad-hoc financial reports for various groups and sections within the firm, including but not limited to office groups, practice classes, and title groups
Prepare reports, presentations, and recommendations for management
Support partners regarding the management and tracking of client rates, team hours, and other data for existing and prospective client work
Assist in cost accounting-related tasks to be used by management in attorney compensation analyses and evaluation
Utilize financial concepts and tools to provide insights and recommendations for business growth
Job Requirements
Associate or bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field
Knowledge of GAAP
Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially when presenting data
Moderate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications
Comfort with locating and identifying data in a large database, and then extracting, analyzing, and computing figures on a large scale (spreadsheets with 200+ data sets)
Strong business analysis skills with the ability to identify and recognize trends, patterns, and insights
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to handle and maintain confidential information
Ability to prioritize work projects to meet various deadlines