Entry Level Junior Accountant

Job Description

Entry Level Junior Accountant | Zoecklein Law PA

The Tone:
This is an entry-level role at Zoecklein Law PA, located in Brandon, FL. Zoecklein Law PA is a growing Florida law firm serving clients in probate, estate planning, guardianship, probate and trust litigation, civil litigation, and real estate matters. This position offers a valuable opportunity to launch an accounting career within a legal environment where your attention to detail and financial skills will directly contribute to the firm’s operations. The firm is committed to an organized, collaborative, innovative, and accountable work environment, and seeks someone eager to learn and grow.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person, Brandon, FL
• Mission: This person will ensure accurate financial operations and maintain organized records to support the firm’s growth and client service.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks or comparable accounting software, AI tools/technology, accounting platforms, payroll platforms, banking platforms, legal practice-management platforms

What You’ll Actually Do
• Daily Operations: Assist with daily accounting operations, including managing accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Transaction Processing: Accurately process and record financial transactions within the firm’s accounting and practice-management systems.
• Account Reconciliation: Support monthly reconciliations for bank, credit card, operating-account, and client trust-account balances.
• Record Maintenance: Maintain accurate, organized, and audit-ready financial records and all supporting documentation.
• AI Integration: Use firm-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, organize financial data, create reports, and identify discrepancies, always verifying AI-generated information.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field is preferred, along with a basic understanding of general-ledger accounting, bookkeeping, and account-reconciliation principles.
• Experience: Zero to two years of accounting, bookkeeping, or financial-administration experience; recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, filters, tables, sorting, and data organization, is required, as is familiarity with QuickBooks or comparable accounting software.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy, excellent organizational, analytical, and time-management skills, ability to identify discrepancies and follow through to resolution, strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion.
• Bonus: Comfortable using AI-powered productivity tools and learning new technology, ability to quickly learn new accounting, payroll, banking, and legal practice-management platforms, and a dependable, collaborative, and team-oriented attitude.