Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in New Orleans, LA

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New Orleans, LA

Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in New Orleans, LA

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

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Job Title: Senior Analyst, Tax Accounting

Job Responsibilities:
- Regularly execute processes and procedures to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
- Conduct research on current accounting guidelines to identify appropriate guidelines for specific circumstances.
- Participate in annual tax compliance reporting and review, including developing and maintaining supporting schedules and workflows.
- Coordinate third-party compliance audits to ensure accurate and timely response.
- Assist with the annual external audit of the firm's financial statements as needed.
- Complete monthly, quarterly, and annual business tax filings, including use tax, property tax, occupation and excise tax, and gross receipts tax.
- Complete annual state and local registration renewals, coordinating and communicating with local office staff as required.
- Collaborate in executing processes surrounding annual bar renewals as necessary.
- Perform quality review of detailed schedules upon completion.
- Evaluate internal procedures and offer recommendations for enhancements.
- Oversee the completion of general ledger and bank account reconciliations, resolving reconciling items, and improving the accuracy and integrity of the firm’s financial statements.
- Serve as a resource to others in the reconciliation process.
- Provide support to the annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes as needed.
- Manage relationships with third-party providers/advisors.
- Monitor and maintain departmental compliance calendar to ensure internal and external deadlines are met.

Education and Experience Information:
- A Bachelor’s Degree is required.
- Five (5) years’ experience in general ledger, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and tax experience, including partnership and individual taxation.
- Ability to analyze moderately complex accounting and tax information, including tax research.
- Strong team-oriented mindset, with the ability to work both proactively and independently.
- Excellent time management skills for managing numerous external deadlines and multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Superb critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to guide others.

Salary Information:
- Competitive compensation is offered.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with employer contribution, and sick and vacation time.

Note: The law firm is not accepting search firm submissions for this position.

Aug 04, 2025
Jul 08, 2025
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