Senior Accountant
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP, a leading Washington, DC area Intellectual Property law firm, is seeking a Senior Accountant/Supervisor. This position will be responsible for a wide array of financial management duties in a high production environment for IP prosecution. This position will be responsible for general accounting and finance functions. The position is responsible for producing reports needed throughout the Firm, improving automation of reports, providing support for the accounting system, and performing senior level accounting work. The position is a full-time, exempt position and will report directly to the Executive Director. Pay Range: $85,000 - $110,000 annually and open to negotiation based on experience.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Perform and review monthly accounting reconciliations
- Assist with banking renewals
- Work with outside CPA firms on work required for annual compilation and for annual retirement plan audit
- Help establish, monitor, and enhance accounting policies and procedures as needed.
- Help organize and maintain annual budget process.
- Assist with researching accounting discrepancies/inquiries and follow-up with staff/attorney as necessary.
- Responsible for coordination of work amongst the accounting staff.
- Assist with processing staff & associate payrolls (semi-weekly) and partner payrolls (semi-monthly) as necessary.
- Review file upload of participant’s 401K deductions to retirement plan’s web portal as necessary.
- Assist with database management and problem solving with respect to accounting databases.
- Maintain and help improve automation of offline excel accounting and billing databases.
- Work with administrators of docketing and other firmwide systems to enhance consistency and integration with the accounting databases.
- Assist with firm-wide user support and troubleshoot issues with time and billing database.
- Assist with production and automation of numerous reports used throughout the Firm.
- Assist with preparation of ad hoc reports on client/assignee activity for partners as needed
- Prepare extensive productivity reports as requested
- Provide ad-hoc data relating to accounting and billing activities as requested
- Assist with quarterly commission reports and payments
- Assist with set up and maintenance of timekeeper billing rates and fixed fees as needed
- Assist with preparation of monthly Accounts Receivable report and schedule of bad debt
- Assist with reports, graphs, PowerPoint presentations for semi-annual partner meetings
- Assist with maintaining current and historical data related to partner compensation
- Assist with preparation of annual reports on billings by supervising attorney
- Consult with department managers and provide feedback/recommendations on procedural changes that affect the accounting group.
- Support the accounting and billing groups as necessary.
- Participate in meetings involving new special billing arrangements or billing guidelines/procedures requested by client, determine feasibility of client's request, help develop strategy for implementation.
- Assist the billing group with quality review of invoices and special billing instructions as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills Required
- Perform and review monthly accounting reconciliations
- Produce and automate financial and productivity reports
- Support and troubleshoot accounting and time/billing databases
- Assist with payroll processing for staff, associates, and partners
- Coordinate work among accounting staff and provide supervision
- Work with outside CPA firms on annual compilation and retirement plan audit
- Assist with banking renewals and related banking tasks
- Help establish, monitor, and enhance accounting policies and procedures
- Maintain and improve offline Excel accounting and billing databases
- Assist with accounts receivable reporting and bad debt schedules
- Support billing group including invoice quality review and special billing arrangements
- Prepare ad-hoc client/assignee reports, graphs, and presentations for partners
- Manage data related to partner compensation and prepare related reports
What We Do
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) is an internationally recognized intellectual property law firm committed to obtaining and enforcing IP rights. Since 1976, the firm has provided a full range of services, including patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, litigation, and licensing. Their knowledgeable attorneys and agents hold advanced degrees in chemistry, electronics and IT, mechanical engineering, and life sciences/biotechnology.
