Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper - Property Tax Refunds

Full-Time, W2

40 hours/week

Onsite- Des Plaines, IL

$45,000-54,000 Salary range

Are you looking to find a work home where you can balance your problem solving with your love for detailed, routine work? Our client is looking for an accounting clerk to help process property tax refunds for clients. You are detail oriented and do not give up until an issue is resolved. You can follow an established process but also know when to escalate an issue. And you make sure that issue gets resolved.

The law firm greatly respects the skills of the accounting professionals on the team. This role is a great balance between using your bookkeeping and problem solving skills. You also love a great organizational system.

About Position:

This position is responsible for managing specialized work efficiently, with confidence and competence. The position requires above-average attention to details, concern for the exact correctness of work, and strong commitment to completing tasks on time. The person in this position will take work seriously, with a strong sense of duty and discipline.

This job focuses on producing high-quality, detailed work based on established standards, guidelines, and procedures. The person in this role needs to be precise, consistent, and patient, with a willingness to prioritize one task at a time. Work in this role tends to be stable, based on existing people relationships and well-defined processes.

Someone in this role will build job knowledge and competency through structured, step-by-step training and positive, supportive coaching from management and peers. They are expected to communicate with others based on the expertise and procedures they develop within the role.

To ensure success, this role requires consistent, error-free work based on defined regulations and standards. This role promotes steady, methodical work, so that tasks can be completed accurately and on time.

Role Responsibilities:

1. Obtain refunds from the Treasurer: You will be responsible for gathering, submitting, and following up on refund applications and any missing refund checks.
2. Process incoming refund checks: You will stay organized and maintain impeccable records on where each refund check is in the process. You will make sure that you have all the proper documentation to deposit the check, make the deposit, and disburse funds to both to client and fees due to the firm. We have a process in place to get these refunds processed. Your job is to use technology and our processes to reissue these checks to our clients within 10 business days.
3. Escalate ‘non-standard’ refunds: You may not know all of the answers but you will stay organized and relentlessly follow up with your superiors until you get these checks out to our clients. You’ll be able to handle more of these independently over time.
4. Other accounting responsibilities: You will invoice all tax refunds, issue payments to our clients and process our legal fees. You will also be responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating client information in various software platforms. Other responsibilities include: making remote deposits, issuing account credits, generating billing spreadsheets for condo clients, and assisting our bookkeeper on bookkeeping responsibilities.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Process oriented. You like following a plan, staying organized, and keeping impeccable notes along the way.
• Ability to escalate issues and manage a process through resolution.
• A dependable and reliable team player. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with coworkers and government agencies.
• 2+ years of bookkeeping, accounting, or legal administrative support
• Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) and comfort in learning new technology platforms.
• Experience with Quickbooks and/or TABS (Trust accounting software), and Microsoft Teams is a plus!

Benefits:

Competitive salary, 401k, health insurance, and vacation benefits program. Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Employment Type

Full-time

About Firm:

We are an innovative and prominent real estate tax firm that assists businesses, community associations, and homeowners throughout Illinois in reducing their property taxes. We have a team of nearly 30 experienced attorneys, valuation analysts, and administrative staff who go above and beyond to obtain the lowest taxes possible for every client.