Staff Accountant

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

Requirements

• 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