Senior Client Accountant

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.