Bilingual Credit

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is one of Canada’s leading business law firms. Advising many of Canada’s corporate leaders, as well as U.S. and international parties with extensive interest in Canada, our more than 1,000 firm members are based in offices in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and New York.

Osler prides itself on attracting and maintaining some of the brightest talent in the legal arena. Our lawyers, students, management and business professionals have created a unique firm culture which nurtures mentoring and the exchange of ideas. Osler is a dynamic and exciting place to begin a career or carve out a new path.

**Major Responsibilities**
- Responsible for all communications in a professional and confidential manner using sound judgement, tact, and previous experience to provide excellent collection outcome while maintaining superior ongoing relations with the Firm’s clients
- Build working relationships with internal departments (i.e. Billing Department), along with Partners and Legal Assistants to investigate and resolve client disputes in a timely manner to ensure satisfactory resolution for all parties involved
- Work with the Manager of Accounts Receivable for all delinquent situations that requires escalation, even third-party collections or legal action
- Obtain approval for all special terms, outside of Firm’s normal terms of repayment, that may arise from time to time
- Supply written and verbal credit references to parties requesting information where applicable
- Review of daily payments from clients to ensure accuracy and that they are in accordance with the Firm’s procedures/policies
- Review of the unapplied client payments to research, follow up and to ensure that they are applied correctly according to the client’s remittances
- Credit card payment processing where applicable
- Perform other duties related to Collections, Credit, and A/R as assigned
- Perform any other Ad Hoc duties as assigned by the Manager of Accounts Receivable

**Position Requirements**:

- Education and Experience_
- Knowledge and Skills_
- Proficient in MS Office product suite with a strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel and Word. Experience with Aderant and/or related accounting systems would be an asset
- Demonstrated ability to be results/target oriented both in their individual portfolio, within a collection team environment as well contributing results to the overall success on a company-wide basis
- Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment
- Strong decision-making, judgement and organizational skills is required
- Strong client service orientation and ability to manage multiple client requirements at the same time
- Ability to interact with senior members of the Firm, including the Partners and Senior Management
- Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written), attention to detail, efficient and organized
- Time management and organizational skills in order to efficiently multi-task and prioritize among many demands
- Ability to work under pressure

We are currently working in a hybrid work arrangement, with a requirement to work partially in the office and an opportunity to work remote.

**Accessibility and Accommodation**

**Background and Reference Checks**

Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks, including a criminal record check, credit check, and employment and educational verifications.

If you have the required background with the ability to provide exceptional customer service and wish to work in one of Canada's leading law firms, please reply in confidence with a cover letter and résumé by the closing date.