Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager – Personal Injury Law Firm | Dallas, TX

 | $110K+ Bonus Potential | Permanent | Fully Onsite

Our recruiting team is representing a midsize personal injury law firm in Dallas seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join its team. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an accounting professional with strong contingency-fee law firm experience and a proven history of leading an accounting team.

Position Highlights

• Title: Accounting Manager
• Location: Dallas, TX
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:30 PM
• Work Arrangement: Fully onsite
• Compensation: $110,000+ base salary, with bonus potential
• Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
• Hours: 40 hours/week
• Environment: Professional but casual, business-casual dress
• Individual offices and a collaborative team environment

What You’ll Do

The Accounting Manager will report directly to the Controller and oversee a six-person accounting function, including both in-office and outsourced team members.

Key responsibilities include:

• Review and maintain accounting records using QuickBooks
• Review and calculate monthly bonuses
• Prepare client disbursements for two entities
• Lead, supervise, and develop the accounting team
• Ensure department workload is properly aligned with performance goals
• Cross-train team members and provide training to new employees
• Maintain and update the Chart of Accounts
• Partner with the Controller on monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting
• Review financial reports for accuracy and completeness
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in financial records
• Oversee general accounting processes, including accounts payable, cash management, trust accounting, general ledger, fixed assets, time/cost entry, and financial reporting
• Coordinate and supervise account reconciliations, data flow, variance analysis, and timely data capture
• Maintain and improve accounting systems and processes
• Assist with developing and maintaining internal controls
• Coordinate schedules and documentation for annual external audits
• Assist with tax reporting and compliance in partnership with the firm’s external CPA
• Ensure timely bank reconciliations
• Oversee 1099 reporting requirements
• Lead special accounting projects and process-improvement initiatives
• Assist with creating, maintaining, and enforcing accounting policies and procedures

What We’re Looking For

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Previous accounting experience within a contingency-fee law firm — REQUIRED
• Proven experience leading or supervising an accounting team
• 3–5+ years of supervisory/management experience
• Strong understanding of accounting operations and financial controls
• Significant experience working with ERP/accounting systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent organization and attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Highly Preferred:

• Personal injury law firm experience
• QuickBooks experience
• ADP experience
• Experience with trust accounting and client disbursements
• Experience supporting audits and tax compliance

Why This Opportunity?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal-industry accounting professional who wants to take ownership of a significant accounting function while working closely with the Controller and leading a team.

Interested? Apply with your resume or reach out to our recruiting team for additional details about this confidential opportunity.

Candidates must have prior contingency-fee law firm accounting experience to be considered.

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