Legal Accounting Specialist
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HireHawkLegal services
Honduras. El Salvador. Guatemala. Nicaragua. Ecuador. Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm PSTContract
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Job Details
- Languages
- Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish
- Required Skills
- Microsoft ExcelAccountingBookkeepingQuickBooks
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or completed accounting coursework.
- Previous hands-on accounting or bookkeeping experience within a U.S. law firm.
- Demonstrated experience managing IOLTA trust accounts and business operating accounts.
- Advanced QuickBooks proficiency, including transactions, reconciliations, reports, and account records.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, reconciliations, data organization, and financial reporting.
- Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish, with clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong accounting fundamentals and ability to learn new workflows quickly.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and maintain accuracy and confidentiality in a busy legal environment.
- Nice to have: accounting experience within a personal injury law firm.
- Nice to have: experience supporting month-end closing activities for a legal practice.
- Nice to have: familiarity with settlement-related transactions, client ledgers, or personal injury case accounting.
- Nice to have: experience improving bookkeeping, reconciliation, or financial reporting processes.
Responsibilities
- Maintain complete and accurate financial records across IOLTA trust accounts and business operating accounts.
- Process trust transactions carefully and keep IOLTA records current, accurate, and traceable.
- Reconcile bank, trust, operating, and accounting records; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Process deposits, disbursements, transfers, invoices, and expenses with supporting documentation.
- Keep QuickBooks organized and up to date.
- Prepare recurring financial, reconciliation, and transaction reports using QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel.
- Support month-end accounting by reviewing balances, organizing records, and completing reconciliations.
- Communicate with legal and operational team members when information, approvals, or corrections are needed.
- Identify unusual activity, missing documentation, or potential accounting issues and raise them proactively.
- Maintain confidentiality when handling client funds, financial records, settlement-related information, and internal business data.
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