Cooley LLP Looking for Audit Letter Analyst at Palo Alto, CA  Full Time

Cooley is seeking an Audit Letter Analyst

Position 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:
Position 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

Skills and experience:
Required:
* Available to work overtime, as required
* After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications
* 3+ years direct experience receiving, responding to and tracking audit letters
Preferred:
* Bachelor’s Degree
* Prior experience as a legal secretary or paralegal
* Experience working in a law firm

Competencies:
* Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Good judgment with strong analytical and interpretation skills
* Strong customer service skills
* Ability to work independently with little or no supervision
* Ability to work within a team and collaborate
* Strong ability to prioritize, juggle multiple tasks and manage shifting priorities
* High degree of professionalism

Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. EOE.

The expected hourly pay range for this position is $35.00 – $46.00. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 20 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”) and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.