Job Title: Senior Manager of Unclaimed Property
Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Manager of Unclaimed Property at the law firm is tasked with a variety of responsibilities aimed at managing and resolving unclaimed property matters. Key duties include:
- Managing tasks and deadlines as the project manager for complex unclaimed property matters.
- Reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling accounting records and deliverables.
- Investigating and reviewing transactions and history to determine if selected transactions represent unclaimed property.
- Preparing and reviewing calculations of unclaimed property liability and associated statistical sampling.
- Delegating tasks and providing effective feedback to team members.
- Conducting effective presentations to clients and adverse parties.
- Preparing and reviewing professional, client-ready reports.
- Researching and reviewing company financial information and unclaimed property issues.
- Reviewing unclaimed property reports filed with states.
- Applying unclaimed property law and regulations to company facts and accounting transactions.
- Investigating and reviewing entity corporate structures and histories.
- Seeking to standardize team-wide review processes for consistency.
- Assisting in negotiating unclaimed property settlements.
- Drafting and reviewing responses to inquiries and requests from opposing parties.
- Helping to recruit, train, mentor, and develop team members at various levels.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
The role demands the ability to perform all essential job duties and responsibilities satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation, unless such accommodation would cause undue hardship to the firm.
Education and Experience:
Candidates for the Senior Manager of Unclaimed Property position must possess:
- A minimum of 7 years of accounting/audit experience, including 4 years specifically in unclaimed property.
- A bachelor’s degree, which provides the foundational knowledge of statistical, financial, and accounting principles.
- A commitment to excellence and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- A collaborative attitude and team player mentality.
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize and delegate tasks.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, with advanced fluency in Excel (including pivot tables, lookup functions, embedded formulas, etc.).
- Proactive time management skills.
- A self-motivated personality, as the candidate will be treated as a professional.
Salary Information:
The text does not provide specific salary information for the Senior Manager of Unclaimed Property position.
Additional Information:
The job description provided is intended to outline the general requirements of the position and is not exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time based on the needs of the firm, with or without notice.
The law firm will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position, and no compensation will be provided to recruiters or agencies for assisting in recruiting for this position, regardless of any existing recruiting contracts.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Statement:
The law firm is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and policy. The firm recruits, hires, trains, promotes, and provides benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to protected characteristics under applicable laws. This includes ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or any other protected basis. The policy applies to all employment decisions and practices, and the firm complies fully with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.
Working Conditions:
The position is based in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature, and the like. The description provided is intended to describe the general content and requirements of the job's performance and is not an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.
