Settlement Accountant — Growth Firm with Great Work/Life Balance

Dmlawusa; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) matching up to 4%

3 weeks PTO (120 hours)

Work/Life balance

Stability in a growing law firm

Job summary

DM Injury Law, LLC is seeking a Settlement Accountant to join the Settlement Team. You’ll handle critical accounting functions ensuring client payments are accurate and timely, collaborating with attorneys and the finance team to move settlements from start to finish.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, Excel prowess, and solid coordination across vendors, journals, and bank transfers, with opportunities to contribute to special projects in a growing Midwest firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 1+ years of full-cycle accounting or settlement experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office and database systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Law firm experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Create client-facing settlement summaries and settlement packages for attorneys.
• Review settlement summaries for accuracy and consistency.
• Review and approve settlement accruals entered by attorneys.
• Reconcile settlement-related account activity and daily exception reports.
• Enter journal entries for co-counsel fees, commissions, and similar items.
• Enter bank transfers for IOLTA and Operating accounts.
• Apply daily cash to open receivables.
• Assist with electronic deposits through the banking web portal as needed.
• Set up new vendors in the ERP system.
• Generate accounting data for reports.
• Respond to and resolve requests in the shared email inbox.
• Support the Lead and Senior Settlement Accountants as needed.
• Contribute to special projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Law firm experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

OneDrive

Adobe Acrobat

DocuWare

DOMO

Sage ERP

Job description

DM Injury Law, LLC is seeking a Settlement Accountant to join the Settlement Team. You’ll handle critical accounting functions ensuring client payments are accurate and timely, collaborating with attorneys and the finance team to move settlements from start to finish.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, Excel prowess, and solid coordination across vendors, journals, and bank transfers, with opportunities to contribute to special projects in a growing Midwest firm.