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Accounting Specialist
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$124k-161k (estimate)
Full Time 2 Months Ago
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Kennedys is Hiring an Accounting Specialist Near Basking Ridge, NJ

Kennedys, recently ranked as a Leading Firm in The Legal 500 US 2022, and maintained our rankings in Chambers USA 2022 for Insurance and Insurance: Dispute Resolution, is seeking full-time Accounting Specialist to join our US Finance team. This role will be based at our US headquarters in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a growing, competitive law firm with a diversified global practice.

Team

Kennedys' US Finance team supports the nine US offices producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the Firm's internal and external clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Daily monitoring, categorizing and handling of department mail, e-mails and requests
  • Process billable and non-billable vendor invoices into firm accounting system and/ or expense platform
  • Review and process vendor statements
  • Review daily bank activity
  • Post bank transactions & payments to firm accounting system
  • Maintain Daily Cash Forecast spreadsheets
  • Post, review and approve expense transactions
  • Process overhead and expense payment runs
  • Scan and save vendor invoices, bank statements and other department documents
  • Respond to annual audits

Required experience

  • Strong Proficiency in MS Excel.
  • Experience in Accounts Payable
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Previous law firm/legal accounting experience, preferred
  • Experience with General Ledger Postings, preferred
  • Knowledge of Elite and Chrome River, preferred

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,400 people worldwide across 44 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core. We believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).

We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach. We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

SALARY

$124k-161k (estimate)

POST DATE

01/31/2023

EXPIRATION DATE

07/13/2023

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