Please send your resume in WORD format should you be interested
in the following Billing Specialist position located in Chicago,
IL. This is a full-time role with a salary range of $95-105K
small bonus & AWESOME BENEFITS. If you are not interested in this
position, please pass onto colleagues/associates as we do offer
referral fees should they be hired.
Job Title: Billing Specialist
Job Type: Up to 2 days per week WFH, onsite for training for the
initial 90 days
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $95-105K
Work Week: 35 hours
Term: Full-time, non-exempt
3rd Party C2C/Transfer: No
Referral Fee: $500 – Refer qualified colleague, friends, or
family.
Please reply with an updated resume in Microsoft Word format
Ideal Candidate will have:
-Ideally 2 years of experience (billing, accounting etc.)
-3+ years without a BA
-Law Firm experience (preferred) – due to legal billing being
complex and high volume
-Knowledge of a billing system – Aderant, 3E, SAP (all
acceptable, and any internal systems)
-Inquisitive nature
Job Overview:
The 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 Billing
Specialist answers billing questions and researches billing
related issues, prepares and distributes billing proformas,
invoices, and billing related reports. The Billing Specialist
acts as the billing advisor to attorneys and the legal
secretaries, ensuring that all transactions are recorded
according to accounting standards. The Billing Specialist
regularly collaborates with other accounting departments,
including ebilling, Accounts Receivable, Cash Applications, Cost
Recovery, Pricing, Client Arrangements, Accounts Payable and
Revenue Management, to help minimize any financial exposure to
the Firm.
Job Responsibilities
* Performs daily billing activities to support partners,
attorneys, and clients.
* Responsibilities include but are 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. Follow up with Billing partners and others in
order to resolve client billing issues and ensure invoices are
approved and billed.
* Understands and ensures correct implementation of client
Outside Counsel Guidelines and fee terms.
* Ensures electronic invoices are processed accurately and
efficiently. Timely resolves any rejections or reductions of
electronic invoices.
* Demonstrates professional and developed communication
skills. Ability to deal professionally and courteously with
partners, attorneys, legal secretaries, accounting staff, vendors
and clients of the Firm while observing confidentiality of client
and Firm matters.
* Must be highly detail-oriented with the ability to handle
multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
* Other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
Required:
* Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of two years of related
experience
* Proficiency in MS Word and Excel
* Understanding of general accounting principles as they apply to
Billings and A/R
* Excellent math aptitude
Preferred:
* Previous law firm experience
* Implementation of, or exposure to various client billing
agreements
* Experience with electronic billing and electronic billing
vendors
* Experience with 3E and ebilling Hub
