Vilma Johnson
***** ******* **, ******* *****, CA 91344 818-***-**** *********@*****.***
Education
San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA
Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA General Ed 1991-1993
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
Professional Experience
De Castro, West, Chodorow, Mendler, Glickfeld, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Billing Manager, Accounting Clerk Feb 2001 - Sept 2022
-Input, edited, and submitted attorney time into Elite Enterprise accounting software
-Assisted attorneys and staff with any billing issues
-Ensured appropriate communications with involved parties are consistently maintained
-Assisted in client implementations, deductions, and system maintenance
-Managed accounts receivable (A/R) and A/P matters
-Prepared daily bank deposits and reconciliation
-Ran conflict checks
-Produce monthly aging, open invoices, ledger summaries and revenue recognition reports
-Update disbursement and deposit records in trust account; handle transactions from petty cash drawer
-Maintain accurate and comprehensive database for over 1000 clients; responsible for creating and closing client files; answer any billing questions or concerns from clients
-Check time entries for grammatical structure; generate invoices for revenue collection
-Enter copy charges, Lexis Nexis charges and apply costs into accounting system
-Coordinated the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, special analysis, and information reports
-Compiled and analyzed financial information to prepare entries to accounts, including general ledger (G/L) accounts and document business transactions
-Prepared and submitted customer invoices and collections for past due
-Processed payroll through Emplicity
-Input voucher entries, soft costs and cash receipts into Elite
Troop, Steuber, Pasich, Reddick & Tobey, LLP Los Angeles, CA
Billing Assistant December 1999 - February 2001
- Time entry, time edits and billing rate changes; organize and file write-offs and transfers
after each month-end
- Generate bills to attorneys and clients accurately and timely
- Distribute proformas after each month-end and upon request
- Collect and file bill audit finalization batch reports
- Edit proformas, process write-offs and transfer pursuant attorneys instruction
- Assist attorneys and secretaries with billing, adjustments and inquiries
Other Skills
Computer: Proficient in Elite Enterprise, CarpeDiem, QuickBooks, MicrosoftSuite (Word,
Excel,Outlook) Adobe Acrobat, Emplicity Payroll