[Hiring] Accounting Supervisor @Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Role Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the U.S.! Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for an Accounting Supervisor to join our team in our Seattle, Portland, San Francisco or Los Angeles offices. This position offers the flexibility to be fully remote while working within reasonable commuting distance from any of our offices.

This position works closely with the Financial Accounting Manager to support the execution of general accounting operations, including:

• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Fixed assets and depreciation
• Maintaining and updating monthly financial information, including partnership accounting
• Ad hoc projects

On a typical day you will:

• Oversee daily transactions performed by the Staff Accountant, ensuring transactions are allocated correctly throughout the various departments, including accounts payable, cash receipts, fixed assets, and general ledger for timely reconciliation of bank accounts
• Oversee reconciling the Fixed Asset System and fixed assets and journal entries as necessary
• Partner with the Financial Accounting Manager in managing the annual Limited Review and act as the liaison for the Firm with our CPAs
• Manage month-end and year-end closing and provide assistance to the Financial Accounting Manager in providing relevant documents
• Manage Partnership Accounting
• Updating monthly financial data
• Partner equity accounting
• Calculating quarterly partner distributions and income
• Provide quarterly reports to Partner tax preparers and act as a liaison
• Provide backup support to the Compensation Analyst
• Calculating bonus payments and schedules
• Subject matter expert with Aderant accounting system
• Partner with the Financial Accounting Manager on Information Technology accounting projects
• Participate in annual partnership voting process
• Provide ad-hoc report as requested

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in either accounting or finance
• 5+ years of accounting related experience in a multi-office, multi-state environment with a demonstrated record of increasing responsibilities
• Thorough understanding of General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) practices
• Previous law firm or professional service organization experience strongly preferred
• In depth working knowledge and understanding of enterprise level accounting software experience required
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), as well as legal research and document retention databases required; advanced proficiency in Excel, including the ability to work with complex Excel formulas is preferred
• Must be highly organized and proactive, with the ability to work independently and with teams
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with clients, attorneys, staff members, and other business contacts, are required
• Must be detail oriented, able to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines, and able to work in an efficient and organized manner

Benefits

• Choice of health and vision insurance plans
• 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
• Dental plan
• Fertility and adoption benefit
• Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Retirement contribution