Bookkeeper, Personal Injury - Houston,TX

Summary

Handle all Non-Legal Aspects of Law office; including:

• Bookkeeping for Trust Account
• Bookkeeping for multiple Operating Accounts
• Bookkeeping for multiple lines of credit
• Banking Deposits
• Review and understanding of client costs
• Client monthly living expense/advance payments
• Client cost payment & entry
• Client Settlement Disbursement preparation and completion
• Office expense payment
• Vendor communication and payment
• Payroll
• Bank reconciliation
• Quickbooks reporting and setup
• Communication with legal case management company
• Communication with banking institutions and providers of lines of credit and sureties
• Financial document preparation and reporting
• Quarterly tax returns
• Document preparation and Communication with CPA for tax planning
• Quickbooks banking and credit card feed
• Credit Card Reconciliation
• All firm/employer /personal tax document preparation
• Tax preparation with oversight of CPA; including, quarterly, payroll and annual taxes
• File Expense coding
• Financial Reporting

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum 5 years at single company
• Plaintiff legal bookkeeping experience minimum 5 years
• Knowledge of client management systems [Smart Advocate] [Lead Docket]
• Quickbooks experience mandatory
• Ability to split time between Houston and San Juan, Puerto Rico offices
• Case Management system experience/familiarity
• Ability to work without supervision
• Ability to work without significant instruction
• Current working knowledge of updates and upgrades to legal accounting world