Senior Client Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Position:       Senior Client Accounting Coordinator

Location:       Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)

Salary:           $95K – $110K + Bonus

Growing Prestigious Law Firm seeks a Senior Client Accounting Coordinator to join their Team!

Responsibilities:

·        Handles multiple complex billing and client analysis projects.

·        Reviews outstanding balance reports and is proactive about trouble spots.

·        Prepares bills and internal forms including appropriate back-up required to process requests.

·        Implements Client Accounting procedures, processes and goals by coordinating work effort including timely preparation of client bills and follow-up on outstanding balances with secretarial and other Firm business services professionals.

·        Understands and responds to inquiries and requests made by clients, attorneys, and business services professionals.

·        Provides relevant information, guidance and support to others in the Firm.

·        Ability to formulate strong work team relationships, both internally and externally.

·        Works with supervisor(s) to coordinate departmental workflow, provide solutions to problems and develop creative approaches to accomplishing departmental goals.

·        Communicates issues and escalates as needed.

·        Identifies and communicates to supervisor training and coaching needs of department business services professionals.

·        Trains, mentors and assists Client Accounting Assistants and Coordinators as needed.

·        Ability to assume a leadership role when supervisor/manager is absent.

·        Maintains complete and up-to-date files for each partner and/or client.

·        Actively seeks to enhance knowledge of all Client Accounting procedures and processes.

·        Demonstrates effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to facilitate effective work relationships with others.

·        Manages Firm resources responsibly.

·        Complies with and understands Firm operation, policies and procedures.

·        Performs other related duties as assigned.



Qualifications

·        Bachelor's degree

·        Minimum of five years of legal billing work experience including account analysis related functions

·        Aderant, Elite or 3E experience

·        Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and in writing