Manager, Billing and Accounts Receivable

Vaco by Highspring; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an experienced Billing and Accounts Receivable leader in Toronto, Ontario. You will oversee billing operations, supervise teams, and coordinate with regional team leaders to meet deadlines across professional services.

The role requires 7+ years in Billing/AR, at least 3 years in management, and preferred experience in the legal sector. You will improve invoice-to-cash, ensure compliance, and provide detailed reports to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Billing and Accounts Receivable experience.
• 3+ years in a managerial or supervisory capacity.
• Professional services background required.
• Legal industry experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to oversee both billing and collections functions.
• Experience managing teams and working with stakeholders in a professional services environment.

Responsibilities

• Effectively support, manage and delegate work to Team Leaders in each region while managing priorities and ensuring all key activities are delivered within set time frames.
• Develop relationships and meet regularly with key stakeholders across all practice areas.
• Ensure billing accuracy and an efficient collection process, i.e. ensuring targets and provisions to ensure debt is collected on time
• Ensure quality assurance and quality control of processing performed in all cities.
• Analyze and manage complex billing transactions.
• Review policies and procedures and recommend improvements to drive efficiency.
• Ongoing improvement of processes to enhance quality and efficiency of invoice-to-cash cycle, thereby reducing investment in WIP and AR, and drive best practices.
• Demonstrate continuous efforts to improve operations; decrease turnaround times; streamline work processes
• Communicate procedure changes and improvements to stakeholders, assistants and the billing team
• Ensure that processes are consistently in adherence to the company accounting policies and procedures, and comply with tax authorities, external regulations and standards in all offices
• Provide detailed and accurate reports as needed
• Support internal and external audit processes

Skills

Billing & AR

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Professional services

Legal industry experience

Job description

• Effectively support, manage and delegate work to the Team Leaders in each region while managing priorities and ensuring all key activities are delivered within set time frames.
• Develop relationships and meet regularly with key stakeholders across all practice areas.
• Ensure billing accuracy and an efficient collection process, i.e. ensuring targets and provisions to ensure debt is collected on time
• Ensure quality assurance and quality control of processing performed in all cities.
• Analyze and manage complex billing transactions
• Review policies and procedures and recommend improvements to drive efficiency.
• Ongoing improvement of processes to enhance quality and efficiency of invoice-to-cash cycle, thereby reducing investment in WIP and AR, and drive best practices.
• Demonstrate continuous efforts to improve operations; decrease turnaround times; streamline work processes
• Communicate procedure changes and improvements to stakeholders, assistants and the billing team
• Ensure that processes are consistently in adherence to the company accounting policies and procedures, and comply with tax authorities, external regulations and standards in all offices
• Provide detailed and accurate reports as needed
• Support internal and external audit processes

About You

• 7+ years of Billing and Accounts Receivable experience
• 3+ years in a managerial or supervisory capacity
• Professional services background required
• Legal industry experience strongly preferred
• Ability to oversee both billing and collections functions
• Experience managing teams and working with stakeholders in a professional services environment