Staff Accountant

DM Law; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off (3 weeks)

Job summary

DM Injury Law is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support a growing Midwest firm. You will manage month-end close, general ledger reconciliations, case costs, and vendor payments in a high-volume environment.

You will work with QuickBooks/Sage/NetSuite and legal accounting software, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and confidentiality. A CPA candidate or progress toward CPA is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 2–4 years of general ledger accounting experience, including month-end close.
• Working knowledge of GAAP accruals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills with lookups and pivots.
• High accuracy and discretion with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close and general ledger processing.
• Reconcile accounts and prepare supporting schedules.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and assist with financial statements.
• Record and reconcile case costs, client advances, and vendor expenses.
• Process payroll, benefits invoices, and support vendor management.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organized

Collaborative

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage Intacct

NetSuite

Filevine

Litify

SmartAdvocate

Needles

CASEpeer

Aderant

Job description

DM Injury Law is one of the fastest-growing personal injury firms in the Midwest — 70+ attorneys, 200 support staff, and offices across 10 markets including Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver, Omaha, and Oklahoma City. Founded in 2013, the firm's growth has been driven by professional, compassionate legal representation for clients after life-altering personal injury events.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Staff Accountant to help keep our firm's financial operations accurate, organized, and on schedule. This position plays a critical role in maintaining the financial integrity of a growing organization while supporting operational accounting needs.

Competitive base salary based on experience. Starting Pay: $65,000 plus bonus.

Key Responsibilities: (perform other related duties as assigned)

Month-end close and general ledger

• Prepare and post recurring and adjusting journal entries, accruals and prepaids within the close calendar.
• Reconcile operating, payroll and credit card accounts monthly; investigate and clear reconciling items.
• Maintain balance sheet account reconciliations with supporting schedules (fixed assets, prepaids, accrued liabilities, lines of credit).
• Assist in preparing monthly financial statements and flux analysis for the Controller.

Case costs and client advances

• Record case expenses (filing fees, medical records, experts, depositions, investigators) to the correct matter in the practice management system.
• Reconcile the case cost / client advance subledger to the general ledger monthly.
• Track and report aged case costs and write-off candidates on closed or dropped matters.

Accounts payable and vendor management

• Enter A/P invoices, code them to the correct GL account or matter, and route them for approval; support weekly check and ACH runs.
• Maintain vendor master data and collect W-9s; prepare annual 1099 filings.
• Reconcile vendor statements, particularly for high-volume medical records and litigation support vendors.

Payroll, benefits and other support

• Reconcile payroll registers and benefits invoices to the GL; record payroll accruals.
• Support marketing and advertising spend tracking by campaign and channel.
• Prepare schedules for tax return preparation and lender reporting.
• Help document and improve accounting procedures and internal controls.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

Who You Are

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, enjoys problem-solving, and works collaboratively across multiple departments.

You are a highly organized accounting professional who takes pride in accuracy, accountability, and meeting deadlines. You enjoy digging into details, reconciling discrepancies, and ensuring financial information is complete and reliable. You are comfortable managing multiple priorities in a high-volume environment and can balance independent work with cross-functional collaboration.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 2–4 years of general ledger accounting experience, including month-end close and account reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of GAAP accruals and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Strong Excel: lookups, pivot tables, and reconciling large data sets.
• High accuracy and discretion with confidential client and financial information.

Nice to have

• Experience in a law firm or professional services firm, ideally personal injury or other contingency-fee practice.
• Familiarity with IOLTA / client trust accounting rules and three-way reconciliations.
• Experience with legal practice management or legal accounting software (for example Filevine, Litify, SmartAdvocate, Needles, CASEpeer or Aderant) alongside a general ledger such as QuickBooks, Sage Intacct or NetSuite.
• CPA candidate or progress toward the CPA exam.

What We Offer:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) with up to a 4% match
• 3 weeks of paid time off
• Great work/life balance—no long hours
• Free on-site parking
• Stable job with a growing law firm and a supportive team