Audit Letter Analyst

Audit Letter Analyst

San Francisco, CA

Summary

The Audit Letter Analyst will work with attorneys to respond to and monitor audit letter requests for the firm’s clients.  The Analyst will oversee the process ensuring all requests are completed in a timely manner and in compliance with ABA guidelines and accordance with firm policies. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Responsibilities

• Review incoming audit letter requests to ensure all are made in accordance with ABA guidelines and firm policies and procedures
• Review client files for prior responses and/or engagement letters for audit checklist review
• Conduct attorney polls and track attorney responses and disclosures
• Draft audit letter responses for year-end letters and/or update letters for attorney review
• Assemble necessary documentation supporting audit letter responses
• Work with audit letter reviewer, responsible partner and Audit Letter Committee and others as needed to ensure responses satisfy firm policies, ABA guidelines, and any other applicable requirements
• Coordinate delivery of response to auditors
• Assist Audit Letter Committee with annual training of audit letter responses for attorneys
• Assist Audit letter Committee with updating audit letter response policies and procedures
• Ensure accurate and timely entry of billable and non-billable time and review IntApp entries prior to month-end closing
• All other duties as assigned or required

Requirements

• Available to work overtime, as required
• Exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications
• 3+ years direct experience receiving, responding to and tracking audit letters
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Prior experience as a legal secretary or paralegal
• Experience working in a law firm