Staff Accountant

We are a Firm where people truly believe in what they do and strive to achieve the highest standards of performance and success.

This position may be based at the Firm's Global Operations Center in Tampa, Florida.

General Description:
The Partner Accounting Team is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support partner capital accounting, reconciliations, payment processing, journal entries, and related reporting. This role will focus heavily on maintaining accurate partner capital records, processing daily and monthly activity, supporting quarterly and annual cycles, and identifying opportunities to improve and streamline existing processes.
 

Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:

• Execute monthly accounting procedures and deliverables (journal entries, reconciliations and reports).
• Prepare compensation due for contractual timekeepers.
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting by supplying reliable accounting data.
• Assist in preparation of annual tax documents for partner capital accounts.
• Coordinate audit support by assembling schedules, responding to requests, and organizing required documentation.
• Recommend workflow enhancements and assist with accounting system improvements or implementation-related activities.
• Partner with other departments to understand and support business processes, ensure proper accounting, and resolve reconciling differences.
• Expected to maintain a regular and predictable work schedule and full attention to and engagement in work activities on behalf of the firm during business hours unless otherwise approved or required by applicable law. 
• Special projects and duties as assigned. 
   

Required Skills:

• Highly organized, accurate, and detail-oriented, with strong follow-through on recurring deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to research variances and resolve issues.
• Clear and professional communication skills for working with internal departments, partners, lenders, Payroll, Accounts Payable, and office accountants.
• Comfort working independently while also collaborating closely with team members and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Process-minded and open to using technology to improve workflows, documentation, and reporting.
• Ability to maintain complex reconciliations, schedules, and workbooks.
• Experience preparing journal entries, reconciliations, payment support, and financial reporting schedules.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, or Microsoft 365.
   

Required Qualifications & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 1-2 years of related experience.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
   

Preferred Qualifications & Education:

• 3+ years of accounting experience preferred; professional services, partnership accounting, or compensation-related experience is a plus.
   

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Moderate or advanced keyboard usage.

Benefits: Our goal is to promote a work environment in which individuals have access to the resources they need to be their best both professionally and personally, which includes resources that encourage individuals to focus on their health and well-being.

Below are the benefits we offer: comprehensive medical (PPO and HDHPs), dental and vision plans including coverage for domestic partners; life and AD&D insurance; short and long term disability insurance; tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses, including FSAs and HSAs; FSAs for dependent care; health advocacy services; behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members; 401(k); profit sharing; backup dependent care; senior care planning support; resources for individuals with development disabilities and their caregivers; and paid holidays and other paid time off, including paid leave for new parents.

Holland & Knight is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other factor prohibited by law.

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