Accounting Clerk

Job Description

Accounting Clerk

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accounts for review
• Draft and finalize client invoices
• Attend to all incoming billing related inquiries including invoices, billing templates and billing issues
• Review and submit invoices to client systems using various ebilling platforms
• Track and monitor invoice status
• Investigate rejection notifications and work to resolve issues impacting successful submissions
• Data entry (posting cash receipts, disbursements, etc.)
• Analyze WIP, disbursements, trust balances and aged WIP
• Process expense reports, credit card payments and reimbursement to client accounts
• Reconcile firm credit card transactions
• Liaise with vendors and deal with payment inquiries
• Post and process accounts payable
• Maintain and process an accurate accounting of all trust funds held by the firm in accordance with the Law Society of Ontario’s regulations
• Maintain day-to-day relations with the bank and assist with resolving any banking related issues
• Process / prepare daily cheques for both trust and general
• Prepare various reports and statistical information requested by lawyers (ie. aged accounts receivable, time reports, work in progress, etc.)
• Attend to financial inquiries from clients, lawyers and staff
• Assist with year-end audit as required
• Create and update rates and matter information as required
• Provide assistance / coverage to members of the accounting team, as needed

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