East Bay Law Firm Seeks Bilingual Billing/Collections Clerk.
Small law firm serves primarily Spanish-speaking clients in the East and South Bay communities, providing workers compensation, immigration representation and criminal defense legal services. Our staff of paralegals support the clients and attorneys in case preparation and filing. We now seek an experienced full-time billing and collections clerk to manage the monthly installment payments on approximately 150 flat-feed accounts and track and bill the hourly rates for services rendered in approximately 40 time-billed clients. Because the small-business nature of the firm, this position will also handle routine AP and bank account reconciliations.
The successful candidate must:
Be bilingual, with fluent spoken Spanish and functional written Spanish, in order to perform all billing correspondence in Spanish and place routine courtesy calls to collect past due payments from a small minority of problem accounts.
Possess a minimum of 2 years experience in legal billing and accounting duties at a law firm or other professional services provider,
Possess a minimum of a 4-year degree in Accounting, Finance, Math, or Business Administration, with an emphasis on Finance or Accounting,
Be proficient in Word or WordPerfect, Excel, QuickBooks, and other accounting-specific software applications. (Experience with legal-specific applications preferred),
Possess superb communications skills to meet with clients to explain payment options and secure payments while maintaining cordial client relations.
Compensation and Benefits:
Employer-paid health plan,
Retirement Plan
Exceptional holiday and vacation pay.
Competitive Salary, starting at $36K and up, negotiable and commensurate with experience and performance.
To Apply:
Resume and Short Cover letter must specify language skills.
Provide wager / salary history covering at least the past 2 years.
Transfers / Laterals welcome. All inquiries handled in strict confidentiality.
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