Staff Accountant

Job Description

Description:

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.

Key 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 processesRequirements:

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

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. offers a comprehensive benefits package to support the health, financial security, and well-being of our employees. Benefits include:

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 the importance of 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 combine the sophistication and reach of larger firms with the focus and agility of a boutique, counseling the world’s largest companies, industry associations, and municipalities on complex and rapidly evolving environmental issues.

Our legal and strategic guidance covers traditional areas like land, air, water, waste, and chemicals, as well as cutting-edge topics such as ESG, sustainability, environmental justice, product regulation, the circular economy, climate change, and multilateral international treaties. 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.

We are consistently recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and other leading directories, and we were proud to be named the 2025 “Law Firm of the Year” for Environmental Litigation. Our attorneys bring deep government and scientific experience to our work, offering practical, technically informed advice that helps clients drive business success and manage risk.

Our impact is amplified by a strong internal culture built on mentorship, continuous learning, and professional growth—for both attorneys and business professionals. Our business team plays an essential role in our success, contributing expertise in finance, operations, technology, talent, marketing, and more. Business professionals at B&D are respected as strategic partners, supported through intentional professional development, empowered by collaboration across departments, and valued for their contributions to our culture and performance.

The application deadline is December 1, 2025.

Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. is an equal opportunity employer and all inquiries are kept strictly confidential.

Full-time

Hybrid remote