Remote Senior Accountant & Controller (CPA Firm)

NACBA; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Metro access & free parking

Job summary

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP, a leading Washington, DC area Intellectual Property law firm, seeks a Senior Accountant/Controller to manage a broad range of financial functions in a high-volume setting related to IP prosecution. The role reports to the Executive Director and offers a remote work option for qualified candidates in VA, DC, MD, or WV.

The ideal candidate has a 4-year accounting/finance degree, 5–7 years in accounting/reporting, and a CPA designation.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Accounting/Finance or related field required.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of accounting and reporting experience.
• CPA designation required.
• CPA firm experience preferred.
• Systems experience preferred.
• Experience in an intellectual property law firm or professional services environment is a plus.
• Solid knowledge of technical tools such as Excel and report writing.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Coordinate 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

CPA designation

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

4-year degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Excel

Report writing

Job description

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP, a leading Washington, DC area Intellectual Property law firm, seeks a Senior Accountant/Controller to manage a broad range of financial functions in a high-volume setting related to IP prosecution. The role reports to the Executive Director and offers a remote work option for qualified candidates in VA, DC, MD, or WV.

The ideal candidate has a 4-year accounting/finance degree, 5–7 years in accounting/reporting, and a CPA designation.