Accounting Assistant Staff

CAROLE THOMAS

Chicago, IL *****

***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Since retiring four years ago, I have kept active working as needed at the law firm from which I retired and as Personal Assistant to a psychiatrist . . . paid bills, scheduled movers, organized move, located storage facility, entered online social security application, patent trademark investigation and LLC follow-up; For his deceased wife, I cancelled disability, out-of-state driver’s license and credit cards; Various online searches and errands of varying nature

QUALIFICATIONS

Rainmaker Legal-CLS/Summit time and billing, Time Matters docket, E -billing insurance clients utilizing Alligient, Legal Exchange, Met-Life, Tymetrix, Tymetrix 360, Visibility; Staff management; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

EXPERIENCE

Leahy, Eisenberg & Fraenkel, Ltd. Attorneys at Law, Chicago, IL 60603

5/1968 – 5/2010 (retired) (2011-2014 part-time)

LEGAL ADMINISTRATOR

Manage facilities/operation of suite; Manage on-site IT firm needs; Supervise legal assistants and administrative support staff (12); Administer health/dental plan to staff; Supervise Time Matters Docket system, Rainmaker Legal-CLS Summit time and billing system; Semi-monthly ADP payroll (30-35), 401(k) and taxes; Reviewed annual firm insurance renewal ie. professional liability, unemployment, worker’s compensation and office package policy;

Bookkeeping. . . cash receipts, bank deposits and bank reconciliations (5 accts);

Accounts payable . . . classify invoices, review expense reports, invoice entry, verify invoice batches, month end closing;

Accounts receivable . . . enter cash receipts, identify delinquent accounts for follow-up;

General Ledger. . . balance accounts, enter adjusting entries, prepare Trial Balance for submission to accountant;

From 2011 – 2013 worked part-time assisting replacement staff, updating accounting and miscellaneous responsibilities, 2014 worked part-time for a doctor handling various paperwork related to his retirement.

EDUCATION

Maine West High School, Des Plaines, IL

U.S. Careers medical billing/coding online certification program

Ashworth College online accounting certification program