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Centreville VA *0120-1452 ************************@*******.***
Gerardo Santiago
Dedicated Professional with Significant Experience in Accounting
Skills Elite Enterprises (Over 18 years of experience)
E-billed – Counsel Link, Legal Precision, Serengeti, Tymetrix, etc.
Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Windows 7 Professional
Experience 2005-Present Watt, Tieder, Hoffer & Fitzgerald, LLP McLean, VA
Accounting Assistant
Supervise Billing Clerks, Account Payable, Account Receivable
Maintain the billing cycle via Elite and various e-billing systems
Coordinate contingency report
Generate reports for draw check purposes
Process fixed fee for budget and projection information
Provide general clerical support (such as copying, filing, organization, mailing,
etc.) to the Collector and others within the Billing Department.
Assist attorneys and secretaries with client inquiries.
2003-2005 Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC Washington, DC
Senior Billing Assistant
Process pre-bills, which involves selecting, preparing, reviewing,
distributing and revising pre-bills for assigned attorneys including full
write-offs and holds.
Review and research time and cost entries, transfers, revalue of time and cost
to special rates and possible write-offs as appropriate.
Revise transfers, splits, combining entries, unbilled write-offs,
add-ons, discounts, cancellations, rush and late billings and other
required modifications.
Meet with billing attorneys to review drafts, final materials, and invoices.
Resolve problems and questions, and obtain appropriate approvals
and signatures.
Prepare final bills to include discounts and premiums, proofs, releases,
logs and final bills posts as well as prepares appropriate cover letters,
attachments, envelopes and copies. Proofs for accuracy and posts final
bills timely order.
Responsible for regenerating revised pre-bills, drafts and final
invoices for assigned billing attorneys
Solid law firm billing experience. Software experience using Elite.
2000-2003 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LIP Falls Church, VA
Billing Specialist
Generate daily and monthly pre-bills and generate final invoices.
Process and mail out past due statements.
Prepare journal entries, bank reconciliation for monthly reports.
Provide general clerical support (such as copying, filing, organization,
mailing, etc.) to the Collector and others within the Billing Department.
Process NR write-offs, made collection calls on past due accounts
and assist with payment research and inquiries.
Prepare bank deposits on a daily basis.
Assist attorneys and secretaries with client inquiries.
Process attorney and staff personal account invoices.
References Available upon request.