Legal Aid Billing Manager

MPJ Recruitment Ltd; Greater Manchester; Ibrido; GBP 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Hybrid working

Senior autonomy

Career growth

Leadership team support

Career progression

Competitive package

Descrizione del lavoro

MPJ Recruitment Ltd is assisting a well-established law firm in Manchester to appoint a Legal Aid Billing & Compliance Manager. This hybrid role focuses on ownership of legal aid billing, compliance and cash collection across the business.

The ideal candidate will drive improvements in billing performance, support fee earners, and influence processes across multiple departments with senior leadership reporting.

Competenze

• Significant experience in legal aid billing, costs, or compliance.
• Strong knowledge of CCMS and CWA processes.
• Experience with Payments on Account, final bills and assessments.
• Good understanding of Legal Aid Agency regulations and requirements.
• Strong reporting and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Mansioni

• Oversee the end-to-end legal aid billing process.
• Ensure compliance with Legal Aid Agency requirements and audits.
• Drive improvements in cash collection and billing efficiency.
• Produce billing, WIP and cash collection reports.
• Collaborate with fee earners to ensure prompt, accurate billing.
• Develop and improve billing procedures and controls.
• Provide guidance on legal aid billing and compliance.
• Developing and improving billing processes and procedures.
• Providing guidance and support on legal aid billing and compliance matters.
• Liaising with costs teams and external providers where required.

Conoscenze

Legal aid billing

CCMS

CWA

Compliance

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Strumenti

CCMS

CWA

Descrizione del lavoro

Legal Aid Billing & Compliance Manager

Manchester Hybrid Working

Salary: Competitive

MPJ Recruitment are working with a well-established law firm looking to appoint an experienced Legal Aid Billing & Compliance Manager to take ownership of legal aid billing, compliance and cash collection activities across the business.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in legal aid costs, billing and compliance to join a growing firm in a position where they can genuinely influence processes, improve billing performance and support fee earners across multiple departments.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will be responsible for overseeing the legal aid billing function, ensuring claims are submitted accurately and efficiently, maintaining compliance with Legal Aid Agency requirements and driving improvements in cash collection.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the end-to-end legal aid billing process
• Overseeing Payments on Account, final bills and appeals
• Monitoring work in progress and maximising fee recovery
• Supporting Legal Aid Agency audits and compliance requirements
• Managing disbursement recovery and statutory charge matters
• Producing billing, WIP and cash collection reports
• Working closely with fee earners to ensure matters are billed promptly and accurately
• Developing and improving billing processes and procedures
• Providing guidance and support on legal aid billing and compliance matters
• Liaising with costs teams and external providers where required

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who have:

• Extensive experience within legal aid billing, legal aid costs or legal aid compliance
• Strong knowledge of CCMS, CWA and legal aid billing procedures
• Experience dealing with Payments on Account, final bills and assessments
• Good understanding of Legal Aid Agency regulations and requirements
• Strong reporting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• A proactive approach to problem solving and process improvement

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working
• A senior position with genuine autonomy
• The opportunity to influence and improve existing processes
• Supportive leadership team
• Long-term career prospects within a growing firm
• Competitive salary and benefits package