Senior Accountant
LiteraAbout the role
Job Description
Ready to Help Shape the Future of Legal Tech?!
At Litera, we don’t just build software, we transform how the world’s top law firms operate. Every day, we Raise The Bar™️ for what’s possible through AI, innovation, and solutions that power millions of legal professionals worldwide. If you’re energized by scale, real impact, and meaningful challenges, you’ll feel right at home here.
Where You’ll Work
This is a hybrid role based in New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Raleigh with the expectations to be in office at least 3 days a week for collaboration and connection.
Why this Role Matters
As a Senior Accountant at Litera, you’ll own the accuracy and timeliness of expenses and accruals across a global, multi-entity business running on NetSuite. You’ll partner with teammates across multiple time zones, drive a clean and timely month-end close, and help us re-engineer accounting workflows with automation and AI. If you’re a CPA who gets excited about eliminating manual work, building smarter Excel models, and putting technology to work on the heavy lifting, this is the team for you.
What You’ll Deliver
Own assigned general ledger accounting and month-end close activities, including journal entry posting, account reconciliations, flux analyses, and all associated reporting requirements, to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
Prepare and review accruals across a multi-entity global organization. Partner with FP&A, AP, and other budget stakeholders in multiple time zones to ensure expenses are properly classified, accrued, and explained
Identify, implement, and maintain best in class systems and processes, including automation and AI-assisted workflows, to ensure an efficient and effective accounting team.
Support external audit requests, internal controls documentation, and technical accounting research as needed.
What You'll Bring
Must Haves:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting; with strong working knowledge of US GAAP
2-6 years of accounting experience demonstrating increasing responsibility
Advanced Excel expertise (complex formulas, pivot tables, Power Query, and macros/VBA)
Demonstrated track record of automating and improving accounting processes
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across time zones and cultures.
Flexibility and adaptability – Must be comfortable with shifting priorities, new tools, and evolving processes
Nice To Haves:
CPA a plus
Experience with high growth software company and/or private equity ownersh
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