Finance Clerk

Description

The Finance Department is responsible for every aspect of managing the Firms billing processes and ensuring payment for services rendered. There are 4 main functions of the department typically each handled by an individual within the department. The functions include time, matters, billing, and collections. There are many other tasks and duties that fall within these functions. This process includes but is not limited to tasks such as:

• Setting up / closing matters
• Running reports to ensure actuate processes
• Pulling pre bills
• Daily Deposits
• Billing through Centerbase
• Downloading ledes & formatting ledes
• Billing through websites
• Budgets & appeals
• Compiling billing receipts
• Setting up new timekeepers
• Setting up Rates
• Training timekeepers on entering time
• Setting up clients
• Tracking and managing invoices
• Collections 
• Processing client advance checks 
• Conflict checks
• Working well individually and/or as a team
• Voluminous invoice handling
• Advanced excel and computer processing skills
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability work efficiently
• Maturity / professionalism
• Intergradation with Core Values / great work ethic 
• Compliance with all requirements outlined in the Employee Handbook

All directors and employees of Heckler & Frabizzio are required to engage in any legal and moral activities necessary to further the Firm’s Mission Statement as well as provide preeminent service with zeal to our clients while engaging in only highly professional, ethical and competent interactions with everyone involved in written or verbal interactions on behalf of the Firm, both internally and externally. Stating or thinking “that is not my job” is not part of the Firm’s mindset or toolbox.

Core Values

All directors of the Firm are required to comply and strive to exhibit our core values: C.A.S.E.Z.I.P.P.

• Cooperation – An oneness of vision, purpose and activity in achieving business success.  
• Accountability – Embracing the duty and willingness to accept responsibility; to be answerable for ones actions.  
• Service Excellence- Highest quality of work in service to our clients to ensure their satisfaction; exceeding clients expectations
• Zeal- Fervor for a client, cause or matter; enthusiastic desire to diligently engage in the work of our profession; positivity.   
• Integrity- Ethics, loyalty, character, fairness, honor, reliability, and transparency.  
• Professionalism- Standing, practice or methods of a mature, skilled business professional; taking the high road.  
• Preeminence - Outstanding results; maintaining focus on achieving notable outcomes; leadership in areas that affect the legal community; competitiveness.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/ accounting / business preferred but not required
• No experience required if the candidate has education
• 2-5 years’ experience preferred without any schooling

Physical Requirements

Finance clerks must be able to alternatively, sit for long extended periods of time but also stand and walk (remain on feet) for extended periods of time. Position also requires extended periods of repetitive bending, twisting, stooping, and squatting with the ability to lift and carry frequently up to 30 lbs. The ability to work overhead and below waist level is also required. Finance clerks must be able to spend extended periods of time working with computers, focused on monitors, doing repetitive typing and keyboarding. Finance clerks must be able to drive/operate a motor vehicle and have reliable transportation. Attendance within keeping with the attendance policy is an essential element of the job.

As the Firm works in a fast-pace, adversarial process, Firm employees must have a tried and proven psychological/ mental capacity to also work in an often stressful, fast-pace, litigation environment