Billing and Revenue Assistant

The Billing and Revenue Assistant will be the designated expert in relation to the client's billing requirements, supporting the dedicated fee earner group they are responsible for. They will be required to work closely with the e-billing teams and the wider finance teams to provide a seamless and 'right first time' billing experience for our clients. They will also undertake regular WIP reviews with their fee earners each month to ensure prompt billing and strict financial hygiene. They will also help to support the strategic growth and development within the Business, looking at automation, reducing manual processes and resolving rejections. As a team member, they will be viewed as the lead biller and be confident in their delivery to support the firms continued success. They will be confident, knowledgeable and assertive in a positive way when dealing with all stakeholders. The role covers the following elements; billing support, service delivery, controls and additional requests. In addition to these, they will be expected to understand the implications of billing on firm-wide cash flow and lock up. Skills and experience We are looking for: Billing Support

• Ownership of WIP and disbursement management within aligned product group for assigned BTKs, obtaining all relevant data through WIP review meetings, and raising any variances to target with Team Leader or PG Billing Manager
• Keeping WIP clean and relevant ensuring ledger financial hygiene is maintained. (write offs, transfers, BTK amends etc.)
• End to end billing, ensuring bills are raised in line with client protocols, liaison with BTK's on any bills which are not compliant with these protocols, along with advising the correct process/procedure.
• Co-ordination and resolution of e-billing rejections
• Ownership of ensuring correct billing on matters where we are instructing other LLP offices/EVSEL/Relationship firms ensuring local offices are aligned to firmwide process
• Collaboration with other support teams to enable and maintain single point of contact for the fee-earner
• Dealing with client queries on invoices and financial matters
Service Delivery
• Providing guidance to fee earners and PA's on the firm's financial processes and procedures relating to the billing process as well as building and managing relationships within Finance
• Identification of process gaps or inefficiencies and the provision of training for legal teams on correct and improved matter protocols
• Running ledger reports, looking for opportunities to improve WIP and Disbursement management and identifying areas of risk.
Controls and Additional Requests
• Monitoring of time recording and chasing of open time, assisting with time queries
• Undertake any ad hoc projects related to financial housekeeping, such as WIP audits, and provide appropriate support as and when required to assist other areas of Finance
• Work with the Dormant Balance Team to reduce the dormant balances down for the allocated ledger
  
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