Weinberg Roger & Rosenfeld is looking for an Accounting Supervisor. Under the general oversight of the Controller and Management Committee, the right candidate will be a financial professional with responsibility and duties that include managing all ledgers, including accounts payable, receivable, and payroll, as well as billing and invoicing. This person will also be responsible for some oversight and directing the accounting clerical staff in accounts payable/receivable and billing functions for the organization. Specifically, the person will have the authority to use independent judgment to assign work to clerical staff, ensure that clerical staff complies with assignments, and can effectively recommend discipline of clerical staff. Uses independent judgment to create and recommend updates and improvements to accounting processes and procedures.
Accounting functions including but not limited to:
· Process and prepare payroll for salary employees, input/print/transmit all payroll related checks for: 401k, union dues, dependent care, garnishments, ACA forms, reconcile W-2’s.
· General ledger: Process journal entries and record perform accurate record keeping for: all 5 monthly payrolls, run P/R reports, balance, commuter check entries.
· Trust Bank Account: Make deposits by scanning to bank account using scanner, record to Prolaw and ledger, process W-9’s for all trust account payees, input payee into Prolaw, schedule payments to payees per client/attorney instructions, print checks and disburse checks per attorney instructions.
· Respond to requests for information related to accounting and payroll.
· Oversee A/R, A/P & Billing, especially improving efficiency, stream-lining tasks.
· Oversee accounting clerical staff efficiency and performance in conjunction with firm administrator.
Knowledge and required skills:
· General accounting methods and procedures
· Comprehensive knowledge of bookkeeping functions
· ADP payroll system or similar
· Advanced Microsoft Office, Excel is a must
· Ability to multitask
· Detail oriented
· Strong communication skills
· Ability to supervise and manage a team of clerical staff
· Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar field, five or more years of equivalent experience may suffice in lieu of degree and is dependent on experience and qualifications
The law firm was formed in 1974 in San Francisco, California to serve public and private sector unions and union members, as well as employee benefit trust funds. Since then, the firm has added offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Las Vegas, while expanding its practice to include direct representation of workers, both individually and in class and collective actions.
Throughout five decades of serving labor unions and workers throughout the United States, Weinberg, Roger and Rosenfeld has remained true to its origins: All the firm’s original members came from trade union and working class backgrounds. When the firm hired new lawyers, it sought out candidates who not only had the talent, work ethic, and academic credentials to succeed, but who also shared the firm's commitment to social, economic and racial justice. Since its founding, WRR’s attorneys have represented labor unions and employees of all levels of education and experience in myriad industries in both the public and private sectors, bringing to bear the expertise and willpower necessary to protect the rights of the American worker to fair pay, decent benefits, and a dignified retirement.
Today, the firm of Weinberg, Roger and Rosenfeld is one of the largest worker-side labor and employment law firms in the United States. The firm enjoys an outstanding reputation in the legal community, known for the breadth of its practice and the ability of its attorneys to forcefully advocate for their clients regardless of forum. Our attorneys excel in both bargaining and adversarial settings, using their experience, judgment and skill to secure the best possible outcome for our clients.