Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Gurstel Law Firm, P.C.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Gurstel Law Firm, P.C., headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The firm operates as a multi-state litigation law firm, specializing in representing creditors throughout the legal collection process across its offices in multiple states. This Staff Accountant position is pivotal for applying core accounting principles, ensuring the precision of financial records, diligently managing client accounts, and accurately processing all payments. The role directly contributes to the firm’s financial integrity and operational efficiency by maintaining rigorous accounting standards.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Mission: To uphold financial accuracy, oversee client accounts, and process payments in strict adherence to accounting principles within a multi-state litigation firm environment.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; Scanners, Fax machine, Copiers

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Reporting: Prepare, analyze, review, and dispatch all required client reports to ensure timely and accurate communication.
• Account Oversight: Maintain client accounts by consistently verifying that all funds have been properly pushed and pulled, ensuring financial compliance.
• Financial System Integrity: Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness, supervising the input and handling of financial data for the company’s automated systems.
• Payment Processing & Resolution: Research, review, and accurately apply all incoming consumer payments promptly, while also taking responsibility for resolving identified accounting discrepancies.
• Discretionary Management & Communication: Exercise discretion and independent judgment on matters of significance, manage checks with unresolved issues, and ensure management is always informed of any developments, issues, concerns, or questions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An Early Career professional possessing a Bachelor’s degree, prepared to apply fundamental principles of accounting.
• Experience: Demonstrated competency in utilizing basic office hardware, including scanners, fax machines, and copiers. Must also possess a typing speed of 50+ words-per-minute.
• Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong proficiency in Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook; a meticulous attention to detail coupled with the ability to effectively multi-task; a quick learning aptitude with good written and problem-solving skills; and a dependable work ethic with a commitment to providing quality service, capable of working both independently and within a team environment.
• Bonus: A willingness to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the firm.