Law firm located in Manhattan looking for a Staff Accountant to start immediately.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations for domestic and international entities and work with appropriate teams to resolve any discrepancies
Review, initiate, and process wires and ACH payments
Process and record check deposits and bank transfers
Handling of Escrow transactions
Prepare and analyze monthly account reconciliations for various BS and PL expense accounts
Record monthly journal entries to assist in month-end close process (e.g. loan payments, payroll charges, bank charges, etc.)
Fixed Assets register maintenance and reconciliation
Assist with processing of payments to partners
Record and reconcile state sales and use tax filings on a quarterly/monthly basis
Update and manage daily cash reports to management
Assist with year-end audit requests and ad hoc projects as needed

Skills and qualifications:

3-5 years in a Staff Accountant role or related accounting experience
Bachelor's degree in accounting
Demonstrates strong understanding of GAAP principles and accrual accounting
Strong communication skills needed, both written and verbal
Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, work effectively in a team environment and meet deadlines
Analytical mindset and the ability to interpret data is a must
Comfortable handling confidential information
Prior experience of Thomson Elite and Chrome River Expense/Invoice systems
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot tables, V-look ups, Macros, etc.)

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