Accounting Clerk
ABOUT
GOWLING WLG
At Gowling WLG, our dedication to
excellence and quality service begins with our people. As a global law firm
with offices across Canada, the U.K., Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we
pride ourselves on sourcing and retaining top talent who bring energy, passion
and commitment to the delivery of outstanding client service.
When it comes to diversity, we not only
accept it — we celebrate it, support it and thrive on it. To create an engaging
and rewarding place to work, we seek to attract talented people from a diverse
range of backgrounds and cultures. Our aim is to help everyone reach their full
potential and achieve their personal and professional goals.
Employee satisfaction is important to us.
We work hard to ensure that our people are motivated, engaged and empowered. We
are guided by our firm’s Core Values - The Power of Teamwork, Always Striving
to be Better, We all Bring Something Different - in all that we do.
Our diverse group of legal professionals,
law students, law clerks/paralegals, legal administrative assistants and
business support services teams work together, and are respected and valued for
their individual contributions.
PROFILE
We are currently seeking an energetic,
detailed-oriented, intermediate level Accounting Clerk to join our fast-paced
Accounting department.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include, but are not
limited to the following:
- Prepare pre-bills and
bills and obtain copies of bills upon request, including making corrections to
time entries and fee allocations.
- Ensure compliance
with client’s guidelines, required bill formats, and content.
- Maintain billing
progress reports throughout the month.
- Accurate data entry,
correcting errors, proof reading, checking style & authorization (if
required).
- Available to answer
any questions and provide support to assistants and professionals relating to
the billing process.
- Provide information,
prepare and format reports in MS Excel.
- Participate in
office/firm related training sessions, improvement initiatives.
- Administrative duties
e.g. filing, copying, and email.
- Any other duties as
required.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have at least 3
– 5 years of billing experience, in a professional services environment.
Consideration will be given to applicants with prior legal experience.
- Must have strong
knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Experience with
Aderant software is an asset.
- Applicants must have
a strong commitment to customer service and a positive attitude.
- Must have excellent
communication and inter personal skills.
- Must be able to
manage and prioritize several tasks or projects at one time, work well within
a busy team environment, and work with deadlines.
- Detailed orientated.
- Ability to work
flexible hours as workload will require some evenings and weekends (mandatory
year-end).
- Knowledge of basic
accounting principles and math skills.
Gowling WLG is proud to offer equal
employment opportunities.
If you have a disability or special need
that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please
let us know.
Please visit our website at www.gowlingwlg.com and click on Careers to apply for this position. While we appreciate all applications
received, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE.