Staff Accountant

Mandarich Law Group, LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401K plan with company match

Paid Parental Leave

Opportunities for advancement

Onsite gym

Job summary

Mandarich Law Group, LLP in Chicago is seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to manage high volumes of court cost checks and bank reconciliations. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or an associate degree with relevant experience. The offered salary ranges from $75K to $85K, with benefits including medical coverage, 401K, PTO, and opportunities for advancement. The role emphasizes accuracy and responsiveness in all financial inquiries and transactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related business field is required.
• Minimum associate degree in accounting with at least 2 years’ experience in bookkeeping or accounts payable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue daily a high volume of court cost checks.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations of court cost bank account.
• Respond to client inquiries regarding potential court cost duplicates.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounts Payable

Bank Reconciliation

ERP systems

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related business field

Minimum associate degree in accounting with experience

Job description

At Mandarich Law Group, LLP, we are looking for great people to bring their passion and strong work ethic to the job. We are a creditors' rights law firm located in downtown Chicago.

We are currently seeking a full-time Staff Accountant. Monday through Friday from 8AM – 5PM in office.

What You'll Do:

• Prepare and issue daily a high volume of court cost checks and review/ upload journal entry file to ERP system following policies and procedures.
• Distribute checks in a timely manner to the requesting legal team members
• Ensure that all returned checks are voided in the system and all adjusting journal entries are booked accurately in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Respond to all internal and external inquiries related to court cost checks.
• Research and resolve any issues that pertain to court cost check processing such as lost checks, returned checks by the bank due to various errors etc.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliation of the court cost bank account. Ability to use AI feature in ERP system to assist in bank reconciliation.
• Respond to all client inquiries regarding potential court cost duplicates in a timely manner
• Conduct “positive pay” reviews of daily disbursement file provided by bank such as uploading, reviewing, and approving positive pay exceptions, as requested.
• Assist in gathering client requested information for court cost audits
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations for IOLTA accounts, as needed.
• Maintain IOLTA cash account activity and reconcile, as needed.
• Assist in client compliance inquiries.
• Perform court cost resubmissions to clients, as needed.
• Other tasks as assigned by management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related business field or
• Minimum associate degree in accounting with at least 2 years’ experience in bookkeeping or accounts payable with a high volume of activity

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary - $75K - $85K DOE
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; 401K plan with company match
• PTO
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Opportunities for advancement and professional development
• Convenient West Loop location, close to the CTA, Metra, Divvy, and major freeways
• Onsite gym