What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior, Cash Receipts Specialist position at White & Case LLP?
Firm Summary
White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.
With lawyers and staff operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.
It's not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.
Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.
Position Summary
The Senior, Cash Receipts Specialist is responsible for accurately posting client payments, trust receipts, and disbursements, as well as handling receipts for the Firm's cash accounts.
This role ensures is also responsible for the preparation of reports for management and revenue teams and conducting client and account reconciliations.
Additionally, the senior specialist provides ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis as needed.
Our Finance Team
The Global Finance team is led by the Firm's CFO, Steve Wrede, and is made up of approximately 380 team members around the world. Our core functions include billing and collecting Firm invoices, statutory accounting for the Firm and for individual offices, creating and distributing management reports, processing payments to vendors or reimbursements to employees and managing for our people. Together, we work seamlessly across our network of offices and countries where we operate. Ours is a multicultural, diverse and supportive team, where everyone's contribution is welcome and where we share a mutual ambition to achieve our goals and take the Firm from strength to strength.
Our team's remit includes partner compensation and the maintenance of partner equity accounts; strategic procurement of vendor services; global tax strategies; inventory management, and finally analysis of the profitability of clients, matters and groups of timekeeper. We work with partners and with other business services groups to establish hourly billing rates as well as client-specific fee arrangements. Our Treasury team is responsible for global cash management, foreign currencies and hedging.
In consultation with Firm leaders, we set annual global revenue and expense budgets across Regional Sections and offices, including legal and business service departments. The team continuously reviews expenditures throughout the year to ensure that the Firm's resources are being used efficiently.
Duties and Accountabilities1
- Apply firm cash receipts including, interoffice banking transactions, and partner and employee personal disbursement payments
- Research and apply cash suspense, unallocated & unidentified items
- Process reapplications, reversals, withholdings, etc. of client receipts
- Respond to email inquiries from Finance Team and Legal Staff related to applications.
- Assist with clearing returned wires and checks with the Accounts payable department.
- Perform daily and monthly cash reconciliations.
- Prepare cash update reports to management and Inventory Management team.
- Processing and posting of trust disbursements and receipts.
- Analysis of unallocated cash balances.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies as required
- Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls
- Ensure compliance with Firm policies and protocols
- Provide support during audits by preparing necessary documentation and reports
- Other Accounting duties on as needed basis
- Ad-hoc reporting requests as requested by clients, management and Finance teams
Qualifications
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- Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external personnel
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Possess problem solving skills and ability to pay attention to detail and work in a fast-paced environment.
Location & Reporting
- This role is based in our Tamp office.
- This role will report to the Director, Finance Operations & Systems
Equal Opportunities
White & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
If you require assistance and/or accommodation to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We will be happy to work with you.
Benefits at White & Case
White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life, and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.
The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.
1The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.
White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.
