Accounts Receivable Assistant

Summary

Under the general direction of the US Accounts Receivable Supervisor, the Accounts Receivable Assistant will be responsible to process daily receipts of firm and client funds and any other accounting and finance duties, as assigned. The hours for this role are Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; flexibility for occasional before and after hours work, as needed. This role is deemed to be hybrid and will be in office 2-3 days a week.

The Role

• Apply daily receipts, including office, escrow and miscellaneous funds.
• Confirm incoming wires and checks to attorneys, secretaries and others, as required.
• Monitor and record credit card payments as available on processing portal
• Research, reconcile and coordinate return of residual client funds.
• Assist the accounting department with month and year end closing activities, as required.

Key Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred, high school degree or equivalent required.
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams
• Elite Enterprise, Elite 3e, Aderant
• Filesite / iManage
• Online banking systems, ie, HSBCnet and Bank of America CashPro
• Credit Card Merchant Services
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of meeting deadlines while being attentive to detail
• Ability to work well both in a team and independently

About Withers 

A law firm focused on people, performance, and collaboration.

For the past 125 years, we have supported some of the world’s most remarkable people and organizations at defining moments in their lives.

As the global private client firm, we are trusted advisors to families, founders, fiduciaries and businesses – and more than this, to governments, charities and financial institutions.

We structure, grow and preserve capital. We protect reputations and relationships, ideas and innovations. We secure our clients’ legacies across generations.

We are united in our commitment to integrity, quality and collaboration. We have a culture of high performance and deliver excellent service consistently across the firm. We provide tailored solutions built on trust and partner with our clients to achieve their goals.

Many of our clients are shaping the future, and creating solutions to tackle many of the world’s problems. It makes for a fascinating and challenging practice.

Our role is to get to know each individual client, find out where they want to be, and help them to get there – whether they are building a business, buying a home or protecting and defending their interests.
To meet their unique needs we are exceptionally collaborative, working together across teams and time zones. And we are agile – focusing on strategy rather than rigid ideas and traditional hierarchy.

We are delighted that we have been awarded Mansfield Certification Plus in relation to our recruitment and leadership progression efforts in the US and UK. This certification is an encouraging milestone as we continue to champion diversity within our organization and in the wider legal sector.

Join us to be part of a team that is always looking to the future. Where initiative, big ideas and bold moves are always encouraged. Where you can truly be yourself.

For more information on Withers, please visit the following links: General Career Site, LinkedIn, About Us 

Equal opportunities employment statement 

The firm is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  Equal employment opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at the firm. Employment at the firm is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  The firm prohibits and will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on the basis of any of these classifications or characteristics.

If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website to apply for a position, please contact the firm at 203 789 1320 or email us.recruiting@withersworldwide.com with your request.  Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.