Our client, a highly regarded London-based solicitors specialising in crime, family law and human rights have an opening for a Billing Manager to join their team, who has good communication skills, is highly motivated and willing to take on current challenges.
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- Oversee the end-to-end billing process, including billing and collection efforts.
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- Work closely with the Finance Director to ensure the team deliver accurate and timely entry of all billing transactions in accordance with internal and client service level agreements.
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- Provide interpretation, guidance, and assistance to colleagues regarding all aspects of the firm's billing processes.
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- Produce and circulate key billing data (WIP, performance metrics, targets) to proactively drive billing performance.
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- Work with the Finance Manager to drive the full recovery of WIP and accelerate the conversion of WIP to billable fees and cash collections.
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- Coordinate with the Billing Team to implement and administer billing best practices and develop efficiency.
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- Continually review and identify process improvement opportunities and leading on the delivery of these.
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- Document and keep up to date all processes and systems which provide easily accessible reference for both internal and external audits.
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- Ensure all respective financial controls and the firm’s policies and procedures are always adhered to.
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- Work closely with the Accounts Team and ensure that communication lines are open and effective.
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- Ensure service levels and quality of work are maintained to the highest standards.
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- Ensurestrictdeadlinesaremetatmonthandyear-end.
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- A minimum of 5 years legal billing experience, reconciling ledgers and Inter-Partes billing, and managing a team.
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- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the firm’s billing systems or an ability to develop such knowledge and understanding.
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- Experience in Inter-Partes billing, Private billing, and Legal Aid / Legal Help billing processes and procedures.
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- Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the firm.
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- Excellent leadership skills for effective team management.
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- Analyticalskillstocorrectlycomprehendandcommunicatedataandreconcileclientmatters.
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- ThoroughknowledgeofstatutoryregulationssuchasVAT,SRAAccountsRules,GDPR.
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- Knowledgeofaccountingprinciplesandbookkeepingproceduressuchasposting,balancing,doubleentry.Understandingledgerpostingsandcorrectingerrorsonthesystem.
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- ExperienceofProclaimispreferable.
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