Cash Receipts Assistant

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a preeminent, full-service law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Munich, and Washington, D.C. Our practice consists of sophisticated corporate transactions and commercial litigation matters including antitrust, bankruptcy, commodities, communications, securities, creditors' rights, employee benefits, environmental, energy and natural resources, estate planning, intellectual property, real estate, tax, and venture capital.

The Chicago office is seeking a Cash Receipts Assistant who will be responsible for daily cash receipts posting, maintaining cash receipts documents and responsible for assisting during collection activity and year end calendar/fiscal collection. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: preparing daily bank deposit; posting monthly interest accruals for trust accounts; processing of all unapplied cash applications; assisting in processing daily/monthly cost processing; supporting billing assistants in obtaining information for billings and collections; as well as other duties as assigned by the Cash Receipts Coordinator. REQUIREMENTS


Successful candidate must have a minimum for 5 years of payment application experience in a law firm or professional services industry. The ideal candidate should also have a proven track record of effectively managing multiple requests under pressure and tight daily deposit deadlines, the ability to prioritize tasks, solid decision making skills, and excellent communication skills. Must be proficient in MS Excel and in the use of a 10 key calculator as well as have working knowledge of Lotus Notes, MS Word, and the DMS. College level accounting coursework is preferred. Please Note: All applicants are required to take a pre-interview MS Excel assessment test in order to determine their level of proficiency.



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Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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