Senior Billing Specialist- 1716901

Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested in the following Senior Billing Specialist position located in Chicago, IL. This is a full-time role with a salary range of $100-120K plus bonus & AWESOME BENEFITS. If you are not interested in this position, please pass onto colleaguesassociates as we do offer referral fees should they be hired. Job Title: Senior Billing SpecialistJob Type: Up to 2 days per week WFH, onsite for training for the initial 90 daysLocation: Chicago, ILSalary: $100-120KTerm: Full-time, non-exemptDegree required: PREFERREDWork Week hours: 35Daily hours: 9:30 - 5:30Overtime: YESInterview process: predictive index surveyskills assessment (40 minutes), 1st round will be a 2-hour interview with team, 2nd interview will be a 1-hour interview with upper management3rd Party C2CTransfer: No Referral Fee: $500 - Refer qualified colleague, friends, or family. Please reply with an updated resume in Microsoft Word format Job Overview:The Senior Billing Specialist assists attorneys with the preparation of bills for clients, ensuring that the client bills are processed timely and in accordance with the client agreement. The Senior Billing Specialist answers billing questions and researches billing related issues, prepares and distributes billing proformas, invoices, and billing related reports. The Senior Billing Specialist acts as the billing advisor to attorneys and the legal secretaries, ensuring that all transactions are recorded according to accounting standards. The Senior Billing Specialist regularly collaborates with other accounting departments, including e-billing, Accounts Receivable, Cash Applications, Cost Recovery, Pricing, Client Arrangements, Accounts Payable and Revenue Management, to help minimize any financial exposure to the Firm. Duties and Responsibilities:Perform daily activities of the billing function in support of Partners and Clients. This includes but is not limited to Proforma generation and edits, creating timecard summaries, updating matter and Timekeeper rates and running client reports at the request of the Partners and Attorneys. Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and acceptance of invoices on a monthly basis. Show tenacity and drive in following up with Billing Partners and others in order to resolve client billing issues and ensure invoices are approved and billed.Understand and ensure correct implementation of client Outside Counsel Guidelines and client fee arrangement.Ensure electronic invoices are processed accurately and efficiently. Timely resolve any rejections or reductions of electronic invoices.Must be highly detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.Demonstrates professional and highly-developed communication skills. Ability to deal professionally and courteously with attorneys, staff, vendors, and clients of the Firm while observing confidentiality of client and firm matters. Provide excellent client service to our attorneys, clients and other Firm personnel.Collaborates effectively with others within the billing team, finance team and other firm groups and departments.Assist local or corporate billing management with special assignmentsprojects (such as testing, pilot programs, policy discussions, process improvements, etc.).Assist with training and mentoring of new employees and less experienced billing staff. Effectively utilizes billing assistants to create efficiencies within the billing department.Successfully manages the billing operations of the Firm's largest and most complex client relationships, involving very intricate billing arrangements; acts in an advisory capacity to their attorneys on billing matters. Administrative responsibilities are consistently well-maintained (green sheets, UDF updates, electronic submissionsappeals and unallocated balances).Other duties as assigned.Required:A minimum of five years of billing experienceAdvanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with the ability to use advanced Excel featuresStrong written and verbal communication skillsExcellent customer service orientationPreferred:Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or other relevant fieldPrevious experience at a law firm or other professional services firmExperience with 3E, ebilling HUB and ebilling vendor sites

Created: 2024-11-09