What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audit Letter Analyst position at SourcePro Search?
SourcePro Search is seeking an Audit Letter Analyst to join the Risk & Compliance team. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree and have experience working in a law firm. Additionally, the candidate should have at least three years of direct experience in receiving, responding to, and tracking audit letters.
What You'll Do:
As the Audit Letter Analyst you will work with attorneys to respond to and monitor audit letter requests for the firm’s clients. You will oversee the process ensuring all requests are completed in a timely manner and in compliance with ABA guidelines and accordance with firm policies. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Review incoming audit letter requests to ensure all are made in accordance with ABA guidelines and firm policies and procedures
- Review client files for prior responses and/or engagement letters for audit checklist review
- Conduct attorney polls and track attorney responses and disclosures
- Draft audit letter responses for year-end letters and/or update letters for attorney review
- Assemble necessary documentation supporting audit letter responses
- Work with audit letter reviewer, responsible partner and Audit Letter Committee and others as needed to ensure responses satisfy firm policies, ABA guidelines, and any other applicable requirements
- Coordinate delivery of response to auditors
- Assist Audit Letter Committee with annual training of audit letter responses for attorneys
- Assist Audit letter Committee with updating audit letter response policies and procedures
- Ensure accurate and timely entry of billable and non-billable time and review IntApp entries prior to month-end closing
- All other duties as assigned or required
What You'll Bring:
Required:
- Available to work overtime, as required
- After orientation, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications
- 3 years direct experience receiving, responding to and tracking audit letters
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Prior experience as a legal secretary, paralegal, conflicts or information services related experience
- Experience working in a law firm
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good judgment with strong analytical and interpretation skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to work independently with little or no supervision
- Ability to work within a team and collaborate
- Strong ability to prioritize, juggle multiple tasks and manage shifting priorities
- High degree of professionalism