Billing Executive

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP; Bristol; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in Bristol is seeking a Billing Executive to join our Finance team on a full-time, permanent basis. The role focuses on maximising billing, proactive WIP management, and supporting Partners and Fee Earners.

You will oversee centralised billing clients, produce bills, credit notes, payments requests, and related programmes, and generate finance and billing reports. Strong Excel and client-facing experience are preferred, with familiarity of Aderant.

Qualifications

• Experience in billing within a law firm or professional services.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and data handling abilities.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and collaborative team player with client focus.

Responsibilities

• Deal with and oversee the firm's centralised billing clients and look for opportunities to increase monthly billing.
• Produce bills, credit notes, requests for payments and related billing programmes.
• Create and manipulate finance and billing reports.
• Provide visible finance support covering all billing aspects and system-driven support.

Skills

Billing

WIP management

Microsoft Excel

Client facing

Aderant

Tools

Aderant

Job description

Central to our success as a Firm are of course our very talented lawyers, but they couldn't achieve their results without the ongoing support from our Finance team who have an essential role to play in growing the business and maintaining our financial performance. We now have a great opportunity for a Billing Executive to join the team on a full time, permanent basis. This role can be based out of our Newcastle, Leeds, Bristol, Plymouth or Southampton office.

The role

You'll play a vital role in ensuring the firm's billing is maximised, including proactive WIP management, whilst working closely with the rest of the Finance Team and our Onboarding Compliance & Assurance team. You will organise and attend regular Working Capital meetings with Partners and Fee Earners, using your skills & experience to identify opportunities to improve processes, solve problems, and provide support to our clients and the wider firm.

Other roles & responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Dealing with and overseeing the firms centralised billing clients; as well as looking for opportunities to increase clients on monthly billing.
• The production of bills, credit notes, request for payments and all billing associated programmes.
• The production of and manipulation of finance and billing reports.
• Providing visible finance support covering all billing aspects as well as system driven support.

What are we looking for?

Ideally you'll have experience of working in a billing/finance role within a law firm or other professional services environment.

You'll have good IT skills and knowledge of most Microsoft applications, especially Excel.

We're looking for somebody who is proactive in terms of service delivery, and meticulous in their attention to detail to ensure we're providing an excellent service to clients. You'll communicate clearly, prioritise your workload effectively and be recognised as a committed team player who is helpful and supportive to colleagues. You will lead by example and understand the importance of working together, sharing responsibilities and promoting team spirit.

To be successful in this role, you'll need as a minimum:

• Comfortable using Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel.
• Experience working in a client facing or professional services environment
• Experience of working with Aderant (or similar packages) would be preferable.