Staff Accountant

Summary

The Staff Accountant, in collaboration with and in support of the firm’s strategic initiatives, is a key member of a group of talented Accounting and Tax professionals. This position supports daily accounting operations, including the analysis and reconciliation of general ledger accounts, review of financial statements, and various firm-wide business initiatives and projects. The Staff Accountant has the opportunity to assist with various firm-wide business initiatives and projects and to help eliminate inefficiencies and identify solutions to maximize results.

This role works collaboratively with professionals outside of the Accounting team, including Real Estate Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology, and various others.

This position can sit in our Baltimore or Chicago office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

• Prepare journal entries on a daily basis.
• Reconcile general ledger account balances on a monthly basis to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Review and analyze financial statements on a monthly basis, providing commentary to senior leaders of the Accounting team.
• Assist with the year‑end financial statement audit and other audits, as required.
• Assist with accounting operations for international entities in Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and Brazil.
• Assist with daily treasury activities.
• Work collaboratively with a talented group of Accounting professionals, including senior leaders of the Accounting department, and have exposure to professionals outside of the Accounting department, including Real Estate Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology, and various others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel.
• Excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles.
• Polished written and oral communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Public accounting and/or law firm experience preferred.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.

• CPA license or CPA candidate preferred.

• 2 years of prior accounting experience.

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals and third parties.
• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
• Provide timely, accurate and quality work product.
• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations and perform work duties as required.
• Foster positive work relationships.
• Comply with all firm policies and practices.
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as working at a computer for extended periods of time, participating in digital/virtual conference calls, and attending meetings as needed.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast‑paced environment.
• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.

Sedentary work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in‑office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm’s discretion in the future.

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions.

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