Case Accounting Coordinator

Farah & Farah Personal Injury Lawyers; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Time off

401K

Employer Paid Short Term Disability

Job summary

Farah & Farah Personal Injury Lawyers in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Case Accounting Coordinator to manage trust accounting throughout client matters. You will process trust transactions, track funds, and support audit readiness while maintaining confidentiality in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires knowledge of legal trust accounting, experience with relevant software, and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of trust accounting per legal industry standards and State Bar rules.
• Experience with trust accounting software used in law firms.
• Accounting degree or 2+ years in accounting/finance.
• Ability to review legal documents and extract accounting-related info.
• Work accurately in a fast-paced environment with high precision.
• Collaborate effectively with legal teams and prioritize requests.
• Detail-oriented with strong judgement and confidentiality.
• Familiarity with batch processing and data file types (CSV, Excel, TXT).
• Advanced Excel skills or equivalent software proficiency.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Process trust transactions accurately per accounting rules.
• Maintain segregation of funds across states' trust funds.
• Track trust transactions from case start to close.
• Manage trust disbursements per legal team directions.
• Prepare and support periodic trust reporting duties.
• Maintain records and support audit readiness.
• Review legal documents for relevant accounting information.
• Prioritize legal requests in a fast-paced setting.

Skills

Trust accounting

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Legal document review

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Trust accounting software

Job description

We are looking for aCase Accounting Coordinatorto manage trust accounting activities throughout the life cycle of client matters. This role will process and track trust transactions, manage disbursements, support reporting and audit readiness, and review legal documents for accounting-related information. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, accurate, organized, and able to prioritize requests while maintaining confidentiality in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Functions:

• Process trust transactions accurately and in accordance with applicable trust-accounting requirements.
• Maintain segregation of funds among different states' trust funds.
• Track and trust transactions across client cases from case start through close.
• Manage trust disbursements based on requests and direction from legal teams.
• Prepare and support periodic trust-related reporting responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate accounting records and support ongoing trust audit preparedness.
• Review relevant legal documents and identify information salient to accounting transactions for client matters.
• Prioritize requests from legal teams while working in a fast-paced, high-accuracy environment.
• Handle transaction information with the utmost confidentiality,

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of trust accounting as practiced by the legal industry and in compliance with various State Bar Associations.
• Experience using trust accounting software used by the legal industry.
• Accounting degree or the equivalent of at least two years of accounting/finance experience.
• Ability to review various legal documents, analyze them, and determine information relevant to accounting transactions related to a case from start to close.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with high accuracy requirements.
• Ability to work well with teams, prioritize requests from legal teams, and maintain accurate accounting records.
• Detail-oriented approach with the ability to work quickly and accurately and apply sound judgement on a daily basis.
• Knowledge of batch processing and different data file types, including CSV, Excel, and TXT, across software platforms.
• Advanced Excel skills or equivalent software proficiency.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to exercise the utmost confidentiality in all transactions.
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Time off
• 401K
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance

Schedule

• 8-hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Onsite Professional Office Setting

Equal Opportunity Statement

Farah & Farah 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.

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