Beveridge & Diamond PC
Overview
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. seeks a motivated and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our Finance team. This role supports the firm’s day-to-day financial operations across seven U.S. offices while contributing to process improvements, compliance, and scalable financial reporting. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of accounting experience (preferably in a law firm or professional services), strong analytical skills, and the drive to grow into a Senior Accountant role. We value innovation and encourage leveraging technology, automation, and AI-powered tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and reporting.
Responsibilities
Reconcile monthly bank statements timely and accurately
Maintain, analyze, and update general ledger entries
Assist in posting transactions to the general ledger
Perform general ledger account reviews and reconciliations, including identifying, investigating and resolving misclassifications or errors
Maintain and update the General Ledger Chart of Accounts
Assist with month-end and year-end closings, including journal entries, account reconciliations and account analysis
Maintain and reconcile the fixed asset subledger, including recording additions, disposals, monthly depreciation, and supporting fixed asset tax reporting and compliance
Prepare and initiate ACH and wire transfers for cash disbursements, ensuring accuracy, proper authorization, and compliance with firm policies
Coordinate and prepare state and local tax filings, including business license taxes, sales and use taxes, and property tax filings across multiple jurisdictions
Monitor tax deadlines, maintain compliance calendars, and ensure timely filing and documentation
Support external tax advisors during annual tax return preparation and review of financial statements
Reconcile and ensure compliance for trust/IOLTA accounts
Prepare financial reports and assist with responses to audits, surveys, and tax filings
Assist in reviewing and developing SOPs and process workflows for automation, efficiency, standardization and consistency
Assist with annual budgeting process
Perform research on tax issues affecting the firm and summarize findings for leadership
Utilize information and summarize financial reports to better understand the firm’s financial position and provide meaningful data to firm management
Provide ad hoc reporting (including tax reporting), analysis, and special projects
Identify and recommend opportunities to leverage technology, automation, and AI tools to improve finance analysis, reporting, workflows and compliance processes
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, with preference for professional service
Experience working as a Staff Accountant in a medium to large law firm (50+ lawyers, a plus) or substantial work experience in the required essential accounting deliverables as are noted above
Strong working knowledge of general ledger and reconciliations
Strong understanding of multi-jurisdictional tax compliance, including payroll, and business tax
Proven experience with accounting principles, tax reporting, and trust accounting
Advanced Excel skills required (e.g., VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs, SUMIFS, pivot tables, data analysis)
Experience with Elite 3E (strongly preferred), Aderant, or other legal accounting platforms
Experience working in a multi-office or multi-state environment is preferred
High attention to detail, ability to self-review, and commitment to accuracy
Strong communication skills and a team-oriented mindset
Demonstrated ability to adopt and apply technology to improve accounting processes; experience with automation or AI-powered tools is a plus
Work Environment Hybrid model with a minimum of three in-office days per week.
Compensation In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience. The compensation for this position may also include discretionary performance and productivity bonuses.
Benefits Summary
Health & Insurance Coverage: Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage; life and AD&D insurance; disability insurance; and voluntary coverage options such as supplemental life and AD&D insurance, vision coverage, identity protection, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and long-term care insurance.
Retirement & Savings: 401(k) retirement savings plan; flexible spending accounts (health care and dependent care); a health savings account; and a Section 529 college savings plan.
Additional Benefits: Pre-tax transportation program; employee assistance program (EAP); and temporary back-up care for children, adults, and elders.
Generous Paid Time Off: We believe in work-life integration and time to recharge. Our paid leave benefits include a generous allotment of vacation days, paid sick leave, along with paid holidays. We also provide various types of leave to support life’s important moments, including parental leave, bereavement leave, and other leaves of absence in accordance with applicable laws and firm policies.
Other Compensation: In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as overtime pay (if applicable), bonuses, and other performance-related incentives.
About Us At Beveridge & Diamond, we do not just practice environmental law—we define it. With more than 150 lawyers across seven U.S. offices and a legacy spanning five decades, we are The Environmental Law Firm. We regularly litigate precedent-setting cases—including before the U.S. Supreme Court—and advise clients through high-stakes investigations, crisis management, enforcement actions, and day-to-day compliance. The application deadline is December 1, 2025. Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is an equal opportunity employer and all inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
The application deadline is December 1, 2025.
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Responsibilities
Reconcile monthly bank statements timely and accurately
Maintain, analyze, and update general ledger entries
Assist in posting transactions to the general ledger
Perform general ledger account reviews and reconciliations, including identifying, investigating and resolving misclassifications or errors
Maintain and update the General Ledger Chart of Accounts
Assist with month-end and year-end closings, including journal entries, account reconciliations and account analysis
Maintain and reconcile the fixed asset subledger, including recording additions, disposals, monthly depreciation, and supporting fixed asset tax reporting and compliance
Prepare and initiate ACH and wire transfers for cash disbursements, ensuring accuracy, proper authorization, and compliance with firm policies
Coordinate and prepare state and local tax filings, including business license taxes, sales and use taxes, and property tax filings across multiple jurisdictions
Monitor tax deadlines, maintain compliance calendars, and ensure timely filing and documentation
Support external tax advisors during annual tax return preparation and review of financial statements
Reconcile and ensure compliance for trust/IOLTA accounts
Prepare financial reports and assist with responses to audits, surveys, and tax filings
Assist in reviewing and developing SOPs and process workflows for automation, efficiency, standardization and consistency
Assist with annual budgeting process
Perform research on tax issues affecting the firm and summarize findings for leadership
Utilize information and summarize financial reports to better understand the firm’s financial position and provide meaningful data to firm management
Provide ad hoc reporting (including tax reporting), analysis, and special projects
Identify and recommend opportunities to leverage technology, automation, and AI tools to improve finance analysis, reporting, workflows and compliance processes
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, with preference for professional service
Experience working as a Staff Accountant in a medium to large law firm (50+ lawyers, a plus) or substantial work experience in the required essential accounting deliverables as are noted above
Strong working knowledge of general ledger and reconciliations
Strong understanding of multi-jurisdictional tax compliance, including payroll, and business tax
Proven experience with accounting principles, tax reporting, and trust accounting
Advanced Excel skills required (e.g., VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs, SUMIFS, pivot tables, data analysis)
Experience with Elite 3E (strongly preferred), Aderant, or other legal accounting platforms
Experience working in a multi-office or multi-state environment is preferred
High attention to detail, ability to self-review, and commitment to accuracy
Strong communication skills and a team-oriented mindset
Demonstrated ability to adopt and apply technology to improve accounting processes; experience with automation or AI-powered tools is a plus
Work Environment Hybrid model with a minimum of three in-office days per week.
Compensation In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience. The compensation for this position may also include discretionary performance and productivity bonuses.
Benefits Summary
Health & Insurance Coverage: Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage; life and AD&D insurance; disability insurance; and voluntary coverage options such as supplemental life and AD&D insurance, vision coverage, identity protection, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and long-term care insurance.
Retirement & Savings: 401(k) retirement savings plan; flexible spending accounts (health care and dependent care); a health savings account; and a Section 529 college savings plan.
Additional Benefits: Pre-tax transportation program; employee assistance program (EAP); and temporary back-up care for children, adults, and elders.
Generous Paid Time Off: We believe in work-life integration and time to recharge. Our paid leave benefits include a generous allotment of vacation days, paid sick leave, along with paid holidays. We also provide various types of leave to support life’s important moments, including parental leave, bereavement leave, and other leaves of absence in accordance with applicable laws and firm policies.
Other Compensation: In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as overtime pay (if applicable), bonuses, and other performance-related incentives.
About Us At Beveridge & Diamond, we do not just practice environmental law—we define it. With more than 150 lawyers across seven U.S. offices and a legacy spanning five decades, we are The Environmental Law Firm. We regularly litigate precedent-setting cases—including before the U.S. Supreme Court—and advise clients through high-stakes investigations, crisis management, enforcement actions, and day-to-day compliance. The application deadline is December 1, 2025. Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is an equal opportunity employer and all inquiries are kept strictly confidential.
The application deadline is December 1, 2025.
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