Senior Accountant

The State Bar of California (Since 1927)

Senior Accountant (IOLTA Compliance and Bank Relations)

Legal Services Trust Fund Program

San Francisco Financial District

Starting salary $79,920 plus generous benefit package including CalPERS retirement program participation

The Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account (IOLTA) Program was created to expand and enhance access to justice for indigent persons. Attorneys are required to place nominal and/or short-term trust funds (funds too small to earn net interest for the benefit of the client) in an IOLTA account. About 250 participating financial institutions remit the interest or dividends in those accounts to the State Bar. The Legal Services Trust Fund Program administers these and other funds to almost 100 legal aid organizations that provide civil legal services for low-income Californians.

The Senior Accountant will supervise a staff of two to manage IOLTA collection, reporting, and attorney and bank compliance. In addition, the Senior Accountant will manage relationships with financial institutions, analyze bank practices to identify opportunities to increase IOLTA revenue, including development of bank leadership programs in collaboration with law firms, legal aid leadership and the bank community.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent academic achievement, and
• Minimum five (5) years of experience trust accounting and auditing and
• Minimum two (2) years supervisory experience, which may be included in #2 above.
• Accomplished computer keyboarding skills.
• Successful completion of the State Bar validated standard tests for the position.

Preferred:

• Understanding of bank business practices and products
• Professional experience in banking, accounting or compliance
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, a passion for justice, and strong project management skills
• Understanding of GAAP principles and audit experience, or the aptitude to cross-train on fiscal monitoring of legal aid grantees

Mail your cover letter, resume and required application available at

http://calbar.ca.gov/AboutUs/Jobs/SanFrancisco/General.aspx to the following address:

The State Bar of California

Office of Human Resources

180 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

email: hrsf @calbar.ca.gov

www.calbar.ca.gov

Job Type: Full-time