What are the responsibilities and job description for the Settlement Accountant position at DM Injury Law?

TITLE: Settlement Accountant

REPORTS TO: Settlement Accounting Manager

SALARY: Competitive salary commensurate with experience

POSITION/TYPE: Exempt

Requirements:

1 or more years of full cycle accounting or settlement experience
Proficient computer skills with MS Office, accounting software and databases
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Purpose and Value to the Team:

The Settlement Accountant will assist the Settlement Team by handling critical accounting functions which supports ultimately client payments.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Review client-facing settlement summaries for accuracy and consistency
Create client-facing settlement summaries & settlement packages for attorneys
Prepare and print checks from settlement funds
Reconcile settlement related account activity
Reconcile undeposited checks and send notifications about them to their attorneys
Make bank deposits daily for multiple entities and record related ACH activity
Generate data from accounting system for reports

Knowledge & Skills:

Law firm experience preferred, but not required
Attention to detail

Review entries made by others and able to accurately record large volume of transactions

Time management

Able to prioritize tasks which can create process bottlenecks, help attorneys and clients, and handle daily essential tasks like depositing incoming checks while finding time to work on side projects or help when it is needed more to complete other people’s high priority tasks

Communication/Team player

Communicate clearly and explain decisions.
Research team questions and update with findings.
Offer to help when caught up and know when to ask for help when behind.

Problem solving

Able to find solutions to existing and emergent problems that work with the team. Management reporting questions, reconciliation issues, or making time consuming tasks more efficient/accurate are some examples

Software Proficiencies:

Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Excel.
SharePoint & OneDrive
Adobe Acrobat
Experience with Sage Intacct a plus
Experience with Neos/Needles a plus

Employee Perks:

Benefits package – Health, vision, and dental insurance coverages
401(k) matching retirement plan – up to 4%
3 weeks (120) hours of PTO
Paid holidays
Work/Life balance – do the job you love, with great people and NO long, crazy hours!
Stability – become an integral member of an energetic team in a growing law firm

DiPasquale Moore, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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