Billing Assistant

Clyde & Co; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyde & Co, a prominent global law firm, seeks a Billing Assistant to manage billing processes, maintain relationships with partners, and ensure timely billing procedures. Ideal candidates will have solid communication and analytical skills, with experience in the legal or financial sector. This role offers personal and professional development opportunities in a dynamic and diverse work environment.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in a related billing role.
• Proven ability to work remotely.
• Strong relationship-building capabilities with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Take instructions for billing, write-offs, and close files.
• Monitor draft bills and authorizations through the 3e system.
• Produce Draft bills and finalize approved bills on 3e.

Skills

Communication

Numeracy

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Tools

3e

Elite 3e

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• Take instructions to raise billing guides, write-off time and disbursements and to close files and ensure instructions are carried out
• Monitor the amount of draft bills and current proformas produced, chase for authorisation and monitor progress of bills through the 3e system
• Develop strong working relationships with partners to understand and support their client billing needs
• Maintain audit trail of write-off requests for designated partner groups
• General matter maintenance - i.e. time and cost transfers and write-offs
• Provide assistance to partners on matter management issues generally
• Assist to deliver new processes such Billing Workflow, Bill Dispatch to include training and guidance for Casehandlers & LSAs.
• Checking new matters to ensure that matters are bill ready following the Matter Data Verification process.
• Produce Draft bills in accordance with requests from lawyers.
• Finalise approved bills on 3e.

Systems

• Running case management in 3e
• Closing files, processing write-offs and raising billing guides in Elite 3e
• Using 3e to make general matter, invoice or credit note inquiries

Essential Skills and Experience

Required

• Minimum 1-2 years experience in a related role
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with different stakeholders, and a proactive attitude
• Strong numeracy skills and a high level of accuracy
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work remotely

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.

Business Services Competencies

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

• Technical Excellence
• People and Team
• Client/Stakeholder Relationships
• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness