Billing Director- 3561459

Job Title: Billing Director

Location: New York, NY 10019

Salary/Payrate: $250K-$315K annually, bonus and AWESOME
benefits!!!

Work Environment: Hybrid (#1 of days WFH)

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $1,000 should the person you refer
gets hired

Job Description:

Our client, an AMLaw 50 firm, is looking to hire a Legal Billing
Director at their offices in Midtown Manhattan. This is a full
time, direct hire role paying an annual base salary of $250K to
$315K plus a performance-based bonus and competitive benefits
package.

The Billing Director is a senior leadership role responsible for
overseeing the firm’s core billing operations, governance, and
billing systems strategy at a top‑tier AMLaw firm. This role
ensures accurate, timely, and compliant billing execution while
partnering closely with firm leadership, partners, Pricing,
Revenue Management, Collections, and eBilling to support revenue
realization and client satisfaction.

The Billing Director provides strategic oversight of people,
process, and systems, with deep expertise in Aderant Expert, and
plays a critical role in advancing billing transparency,
operational efficiency, and client service in a complex,
high‑volume environment.

Responsibilities

Billing Operations & Governance

* Provide firmwide leadership over the end‑to‑end billing
function, ensuring consistent execution of billing policies,
standards, and controls across all practice groups and offices.
* Oversee the monthly billing close process, including prebill
governance, billing timelines, escalation protocols, and quality
assurance.
* Ensure billing practices align with approved rate structures,
fee arrangements, client engagement terms, and firm policy.
* Serve as the senior escalation point for complex billing issues
involving partners, high‑profile clients, or firm leadership.

Leadership & Team Management

* Lead, mentor, and develop Billing Managers, Supervisors, and
Billing Specialists, fostering a high‑performance,
service‑oriented culture.
* Establish staffing models, performance expectations, and
training standards across the billing organization.
* Partner with the Associate Director of eBilling to ensure
seamless coordination between traditional and electronic billing
workflows, including shared standards, escalation protocols, and
cross‑functional communication.
* Support succession planning and organizational development
within the billing function.

Systems & Technology (Aderant Ownership)

* Serve as the firm’s senior billing systems leader, with overall
ownership of Aderant Expert billing configuration, controls, and
optimization.
* Partner with Financial Systems to enhance billing workflows,
reporting, and system governance.
* Partner with Data Governance to oversee rate setup logic,
billing templates, matter maintenance standards, and
system‑driven billing rules to ensure accuracy and consistency.
* Drive system‑enabled efficiencies while maintaining data
integrity and audit readiness.

Pricing & Rate Alignment

* Partner with Pricing to ensure rate and fee arrangements are
accurately reflected in billing, including system setup, billing
workflows, and client invoices.
* Support implementation of approved rate changes, alternative
fee arrangements, and client‑specific billing terms in
coordination with Pricing and Revenue Management.

eBilling Partnership

* Partner with the Associate Director of eBilling to align
electronic billing practices with firm billing policies, rate
strategy, and client requirements.
* Collaborate on billing initiatives that impact eBilling,
including rate changes, new client onboarding, billing policy
updates, and system enhancements.
* Participate jointly in escalations involving significant client
billing issues or policy exceptions.

Partner & Client Advisory

* Act as a trusted advisor to partners on billing strategy,
invoice presentation, and resolution of complex billing matters.
* Collaborate with partners and Finance leadership to address
sensitive client billing concerns and support strong client
relationships.

Reporting, Controls & Process Improvement

* Develop and deliver billing metrics, dashboards, and
performance reporting for Finance leadership and firm management.
* Establish, document, and maintain billing policies, procedures,
and internal controls.
* Lead billing‑related process improvement initiatives to reduce
cycle times, minimize billing friction, and improve the client
experience.

Qualifications & Experience

* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a
related field required.
* 10+ years of progressive law firm billing experience, including
senior leadership responsibility within a large, multi‑office
firm.
* Extensive hands‑on experience with Aderant Expert required.
* Strong understanding of legal billing practices, rate
structures, fee arrangements, and billing governance.
* Proven experience managing large teams in a high‑volume,
partner‑driven environment.
* Excellent communication, judgment, and relationship‑management
skills, with credibility at the partner and executive level.