Description
Who We Are:
Lowenstein Sandler is one of the most sophisticated law firms in the United States with over 375 lawyers and 300 business services professionals serving clients from offices in New York Palo Alto New Jersey Utah and Washington D.C. We recruit candidates who seek a collaborative entrepreneurial culture that prioritizes our clients our colleagues and the communities where we work and live. Committed to career development and to a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace the firm offers many programs and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We seek professionals for our business services group who share these values.
What You Will Do:
The Cash Receipts Supervisor oversees the accurate and timely processing of all incoming payments from clients. Primary activities include posting and applying cash receipts reporting analysis and reconciliation of client accounts.
Essential Job Requirements:
- Responsible for the daily processing of all incoming cash receipts whether its checks electronic transfers or other forms of payment.
- Accurately apply cash receipts to client accounts using the firms accounting system.
- Research and apply unidentified payments.
- Process reapplications reversals and transfers of client receipts.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Prepare adhoc reports as requested.
- Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and controls including assessing systems.
- Supervise Cash Receipts staff.
Skills Knowledge and Abilities:
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with lawyers business services employees and peers
- Strong organizational and management skills and an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects with minimal supervision.
- Experience in working independently within crossfunctional teams in a collaborative professional environment.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
- Ability to prepare accurate and detailed work product.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint).
- Law firm accounting software experience such as Aderant is preferred.
- Basic accounting and math skills to perform billing and reporting tasks.
- Excellent critical thinking skills and problem solving in addition to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Ability to focus attention on a task for some length of time is needed to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Exercises good judgment and decision making in performing essential function of position.
Education Certifications and/or Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or Business discipline preferred
- Minimum three years dedicated specialized billing collections or account management experience
- Handson experience performing complex accounting analysis
- Law Firm or professional services background preferred
- Aderant or 3E experience preferred
- Teamwork and Applied Skills:
- High level of business acumen and ability to multitask
- Creative thinking and seeking ways to utilize AI tools to bring about greater efficiency
- Ability to assess pertinent information anticipates issues and outcomes and makes effective decisions
- Talent for delivering client service through teamwork
- Ability to exchange information present ideas and report in a clear and concise manner
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to organize time prioritizes workload effectively and works independently
- Reliability dependability and strong motivation to respond to requests quickly
- Acts as informal resource for colleagues with less experience
Office Location: Roseland New Jersey
Schedule: Hybrid FullTime Monday Friday 9:00 am 5:00 pm
Amount of Travel Required: None
Disclaimers:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities duties or responsibilities required by employee.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position. Regardless of past practice all resumes submitted by search firms are to be deemed the sole property of Lowenstein Sandler LLP and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Lowenstein Sandler LLP as a result of the referral.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
Manager