About Our Client
Our client, founded in 1999, is dedicated to helping the injured in and around Chicago and Indiana. Today, the firm operates four offices, specializing in various areas of personal injury law. Over the years, they have built a solid reputation and experienced significant growth. Committed to the community, they enthusiastically support charitable causes important to their employees. The work environment fosters a supportive, transparent, and team-oriented culture, encouraging everyone to be their best both personally and professionally. They are professional and serious about their work but remain approachable and genuine, dedicated to helping real people. With the firm's growth, it is now practical to have a full-time in-house bookkeeper.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- QuickBooks skills and past experience (law firm experience not required)
- Recent accounting or finance graduates are welcome and training will be provided
Job Requirements Include, but Are Not Limited To:
- Entering client expenses and running client expense reports
- Authorizing Positive Pay daily
- Handling deposits and disbursements from Client Trust Account
- Managing electronic bill payments
- Uploading credit card statements
- Reconciling accounts
- Preparing ACH disbursements
- Making entries for payroll and benefits
- Managing referral fees paid on cases
The client has a strong system in place for all bookkeeping duties. Pay is based on experience. The successful candidate must be able to work in a collegial, team-oriented environment.
Key Characteristics:
- Detail-oriented and accurate
- Reliable and hardworking
- Willing and eager to learn
- Positive attitude about work, life, and the world
- Compassionate and caring
- Good listener and explainer
Candidates should demonstrate how their past work experience reflects these characteristics and how their personal interests reinforce these traits. Show, don’t just tell.
Benefits Include:
- Health and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Profit sharing
- Discretionary compensation increases and bonuses
- Paid time off and sick time
- Attorneys enjoy unlimited paid time off
- Team members enjoy 8 paid holidays plus vacation time
- Fully paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability benefits, and accidental death and dismemberment coverage
- Optional vision benefits and voluntary life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for spouses and/or children
Work Location:
One location
Work Remotely:
- No
Job Type:
- Full-time
Pay:
- From $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay Types:
- Bonus opportunities
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- QuickBooks: 1 year (Preferred)
- Bookkeeping: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location:
- In-person