Senior Corporate Accountant

The posting, as Topdoglaw wrote it

Our Story
TopDog Law is a nationally scaling personal injury firm that owns the client experience end to end, from marketing and intake through litigation. We've grown 2-3x year over year for three years running, and we're now building the operations, systems, and teams to scale without sacrificing quality or culture. We're fully remote, and we value ownership, open communication, and speed. If you want to help build something exceptional, you'll feel at home here.

The Opportunity
TopDog Law is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Accountant to join our growing Accounting & Finance team. This individual will be responsible for managing and maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of the firm's accounting activities, ensuring all client funds are properly recorded, reconciled, safeguarded, and disbursed in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of accounting principles and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth organization. This position requires exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to collaborate across Accounting, Legal, Settlement, and Operations teams.

What You Will Own
Accounting & Financial Management

• Manage daily accounting activities, including recording deposits, disbursements, transfers, and other transactions.
• Maintain accurate and complete ledgers, ensuring proper allocation and tracking of funds.
• Perform monthly reconciliations between bank statements and trust account general ledger balances.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in accounts promptly.
• Support the preparation of journal entries, financial reports, and month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Complete bank reconciliations regularly throughout the month and at month-end to ensure bank-vs-book accuracy.

Settlement & Disbursement Oversight

• Track incoming settlement proceeds and ensure funds are properly allocated to the appropriate client matters.
• Monitor outstanding checks, unidentified deposits, and unreconciled transactions, escalating issues as necessary.

Compliance & Internal Controls

• Assist with internal and external audits, regulatory inquiries, and financial reviews.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen internal controls and mitigate financial or compliance risks.
• Partner with leadership to develop, document, and improve accounting procedures and workflows.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive client and financial information.

Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Accounting, Treasury, Legal, and Settlement teams to streamline accounting operations.
• Identify opportunities for automation, reporting enhancements, and improved financial accuracy.
• Assist with implementing scalable accounting processes that support the organization's continued growth.
• Provide timely reporting and updates to leadership regarding account

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ation of each role. Ranges vary by geography based on local market rates and cost of labor.

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, HSA, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or being a qualified disabled veteran or qualified veteran of the Vietnam era or any other category protected by Federal or State law.
DISCLAIMER: This is a full-time employee position. It is not open to independent contractor or consulting arrangements. Compensation is determined by the location where the work is performed and is subject to applicable local law.
DISCLAIMER: Each TopDog Law affiliated entity may use may use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making tools to assist in screening and evaluating candidates for employment positions, including whether to advance a candidate in the application process. These tools assess job-related qualifications and characteristics—such as work experience, education, and skills relevant to the position as described in the job posting—based on information you provide in your application materials (e.g., resume, application responses, and other submitted materials, if any).

All adverse decisions affecting your candidacy are reviewed by a human member of our Talent Acquisition team before being finalized. AI does not make the final decision on your candidacy.

If you have questions about this notice, wish to request additional information about how AI was used in a decision affecting you, wish to request correction of inaccurate data, or need a reasonable accommodation that is required by law regarding TopDog Law's use of these tools, please contact: Talent Acquisition Department | [recruitment@topdoglaw.com
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