Accounting Specialist - Financial Services

Directors Investment Group; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health coverage

401 (k) matching

Life insurance

On-site clinic

24-hour fitness center

Free fresh fruit and beverages

Corporate university

Book studies

Personal growth opportunities

Job summary

Directors Investment Group (DIG) in Abilene, TX is seeking an Accounting Specialist to maintain client financial records and support monthly, quarterly, and annual filings with accuracy and confidentiality.

You will assist with accounts payable when assigned, utilize QuickBooks or similar software, and embrace AI/automation tools while maintaining high standards of detail and integrity.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to follow established procedures and meet deadlines.
• Effective problem-solving and follow-through skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional interpersonal skills when interacting with clients and coworkers.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Record client financial transactions daily with accurate account coding.
• Maintain bookkeeping records to support reporting accuracy.
• Perform routine analysis of transactions, costs, and revenues.
• Maintain processes for monthly, quarterly, and annual filings and deadlines.
• May process accounts payable for assigned clients including vendor invoices and payments.
• Utilize client administration software to support revenue recognition.
• Maintain and update client workflows to ensure timely completion.
• Double-check entries before review to minimize errors.
• Follow procedures and elevate issues outside routine.
• Document recurring tasks to aid future workflows.
• Prioritize time-sensitive tasks and manage workload with supervisor direction.
• Learn and adopt AI/automation tools as part of daily work.

Skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Organizational skills

Follow procedures

Problem solving

Teamwork

MS Office

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Tools

QuickBooks

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Little do people know, accounting specialists keep the world turning! We are searching for a unique Accounting Specialist who is looking for a unique employer -- maybe that’s you? We have spent years building a world-class employee experience, and this might be your opportunity to be a part of it!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Communicate and reinforce the mission and vision of DIG and its subsidiaries.
• Exemplify DIG core values of love, growth, and community.
• Record client financial transactions on a daily basis, ensuring accurate account coding and attention to detail.
• Maintain bookkeeping records to support accurate financial reporting.
• Perform routine analysis of transactions, costs, revenues, and financial activity to support reporting accuracy.
• Maintain key accounting processes required for monthly, quarterly, and annual filings and deadlines.
• May process accounts payable (A/P) for assigned clients — including vendor invoices, payment runs, and vendor records — if assigned this responsibility at the supervisor's discretion.
• Utilize client administration software to support accurate revenue recognition and documentation.
• Maintain and update client workflows to ensure assigned work is complete and timely.
• Double-check own entries and work to catch errors before they reach review, not the client.
• Follow established procedures and raise questions or elevate anything outside the routine rather than improvising.
• Begin keeping personal notes on how to perform recurring tasks as a foundation for future documentation.
• Prioritize time-sensitive tasks and manage assigned workload, relying on a supervisor to set priorities.
• Learn and adopt the team's AI and automation tools — AI assistants, automated bank feeds, data entry — as part of daily work, and ask how manual steps could be automated.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to follow established procedures and meet deadlines
• Effective problem-solving and follow-through skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Professional interpersonal skills when interacting with clients and coworkers
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new systems and processes

Education & Experience

• 0–2 years of relevant experience
• Experience using QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online preferred
• Experience with other accounting or A/P systems a plus

About FDL Financial Services

FDL Financial Services (FDLFS), a subsidiary of Directors Investment Group (DIG), offers an award-winning workplace that is truly one-of-a-kind. FDLFS offers accounting and lending services to funeral homes. FDLAS is yet another way DIG demonstrates its commitment to being the best, most respected provider of service to the funeral industry.

DIG has been recognized with numerous workplace awards, including the 2025 Big Country’s Best Workplace, the prestigious FORTUNE magazine “Best Small & Medium Workplaces” List, the “Best Workplaces in Finance & Insurance” List, the “Best Workplaces for Millennials” List, and the “Best Workplaces in Texas” List. The company is also a winner of the top 100 “Best Companies to Work for in Texas,” published by Texas Monthly.

Based in Abilene, TX, DIG offers a unique corporate culture and benefits that our employees love! Founded on Christian principles of leadership through service, integrity, honesty, and respect, the company is dedicated to serving the funeral profession and helping funeral homes enhance their service to families in a rapidly changing marketplace. In fact, our mission is "to be known as the best, most-respected provider of service to the funeral industry."

So, what makes DIG such a great place to work? We apply these same principles to how we treat our employees: offering excellent compensation, a fun, friendly, and supportive work environment, and more benefits and perks than we can mention;

• employer-paid health coverage
• 401 (k) matching
• life insurance
• an on-site clinic
• a 24-hour fitness center
• free fresh fruit and beverages
• a corporate university
• book studies
• many personal growth opportunities for mind, body, and soul

An Equal Opportunity Employer.