Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in Seattle, WA

Law Firm

Seattle, WA

Legal Staff Accounting/Finance in Seattle, WA

Legal Staff

1-3 yrs required

No

Job Title: Client Intake Accounting Coordinator

Job Responsibilities:
- Review client and matter engagement letters, new business forms, and Outside Counsel Guidelines.
- Accurately summarize applicable billing requirements and set up details into various firm-wide applications, including the Aderant Expert billing system.
- Ensure accurate client and/or matter billing setup in the Aderant Expert billing system in accordance with engagement letters or client billing requirements, covering rates, discounts, task/action codes, special discounts, cost constraints, and deferrals.
- Communicate any engagement and/or system discrepancies to the appropriate client accounting specialist and obtain clarification to complete the setup in the Aderant Expert billing system.
- Manage accurate client setup in the Aderant Expert billing system, including setting up second reviewers and collaborators, task or matter code plans, and any other billing requirement.
- Manage and maintain Bill Group setup and changes.
- Assist with e-bill client onboarding, including requesting new matters, researching or requesting matter ID numbers, uploading new timekeepers, and managing annual rates through the final approval process.
- Manage the Associate Training accounts, ensuring hours do not exceed approved limits, generating reports, and managing timely matter closure requests as needed.
- Serve as the primary backup support for client cash application and adjustments.
- Support simple e-bill client submissions on various e-bill platform tools.
- Assist with reconciling/resolving rejections within client guidelines and engage client account specialists when needed to correct billing and resubmit timely.
- Provide accounts receivable support for low-dollar accounts if time permits.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Information:
- The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of accounting experience and experience with automated billing systems in a law firm or professional services environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance is preferred.

Salary Information:
- The anticipated salary range for this position is $60,000 - $85,500.
- The actual base salary offered may depend on various factors, including the applicant's qualifications, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location from which the applicant will be performing the job.
- A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance.
- Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.

Benefits and Compensation Details:
- Comprehensive benefit program including Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing.
- The firm offers flexibility for this role, which can be based in any . office location, with a hybrid work arrangement post-onboarding training.

About the Law Firm:
- The law firm has been assisting some of the world’s most recognized companies for over five decades, focusing on technology, life sciences, and cleantech sectors.
- The firm is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and rapid innovation, moving at the speed of its clients to provide strategic counsel.
- The firm has been named one of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area for twelve consecutive years.
- The firm is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, conducting all employment-related activities without unlawful consideration of protected classifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
- The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer and conducts all employment-related activities without regard to unlawful consideration of protected classifications as per applicable local, state, or federal employment discrimination laws.

Agency Submissions:
- Agency submissions are accepted at the discretion of the recruiting department when a fee agreement has been established.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
- Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.