Billing Associate (Collections)

RR Donnelley; West Virginia; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Other voluntary insurances

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition assistance

Employer discounts

Job summary

RRD in West Virginia is seeking a Billing Associate (Collections) to manage day-to-day collections, follow up on past-due invoices, and generate status reports for firm partners and clients. You will produce AR reports, support budgeting and forecasting, and maintain strong relationships with assigned Partners to ensure timely remittance.

The role requires 2+ years in collections, exposure to legal billing systems, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or advanced degree preferred with concentration in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• 2+ years hands-on collections experience preferably in a law firm environment or professional services.
• Ability to provide high level of customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle a high volume of tasks maintaining attention to detail and prioritizing as necessary.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work with all levels of personnel within the firm.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and collect outstanding invoices through direct contact and follow-up with each partner and client.
• Generate and/or revise monthly client reminder statements.
• Provide AR analyses, DSO, and KPI reporting as requested.
• Assist budgeting, forecasting and ad hoc reporting; participate in meetings with firm management.
• Work with senior management to resolve issues impacting collections results.
• Prepare documents for write-offs following policy; transition matters between attorneys as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Prioritization

Pivot tables

Education

Associate degree or higher in Business/Accounting/Finance

Tools

ARCS

Star Collect

Aderant

Elite

Legal Billing System

Job description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

The Billing Associate (Collections)will assist in managing day-to-day collections operations for firm partners and will establish and maintain a system of monitoring and encouraging cash receipts. This involves getting all billing admins and Billing Attorneys to focus on collections, to include follow- up on past due invoices, communicating with clients and preparing status reports.

Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

(* denotes an “essential function”)

• *Responsible for monitoring and collection of outstanding invoices through direct contact and follow-up with each partner and client as assigned and pursuant to firm policy to ensure timely remittance.

• *Generate and/or revise monthly client reminder statements as outlined pursuant to firm policy and departmental procedures.

• *Provide reports reflecting accounts receivable analyses, DSO, potential and existing bad debt reserves, agreed upon metrics and key performance indicators based on established frequency or as requested.

• *Provide budgeting, forecasting and ad hoc reporting specific to client needs, including participating in meetings with firm management.
• Work closely with senior management and report on daily activities to resolve issues before they impact collections results.
• Create estimates of projected collections and adhere to client deadlines; provide rolling updates regularly throughout the month.
• Prepare documents for write-off of accounts receivable adhering to the firm’s approval policy.
• Assist in transitioning matters handled by departing attorneys to other attorneys of the Firm; determine which matters are inactive to facilitate matters to be closed where appropriate; work with the departed attorney to collect open invoices.
• Research and monitor unapplied payments.
• Monitor payment arrangements to ensure compliance with payment terms.
• Develop strong working relationships with assigned Partners to provide best in class customer service support for all related client collection needs.
• Identify problems or issues in processes and implement solutions bringing bottom line results.
• Meet or exceed all assigned deadlines.
• The daily make-up of tasks for this position may vary depending on the client or department’s needs.

• Associate Degree or advanced degree preferred with concentration in Business, Accounting, or Finance. Commensurate experience may be considered in lieu of education, based upon candidate’s overall employment history
• 2 or more years hands-on collections experience preferably in a law firm environment or professional services industry
• Ability to provide high level of customer service in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle a high volume of tasks maintaining attention to detail and prioritizing as necessary
• Ability to keep up with a fast-paced environment with keen insight in prioritizing to achieve firm collections targets and goals
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work with all levels of personnel within the firm, including Managers, Directors, and Chiefs
• Advance proficiency with pivot tables and ability to analyze numbers within complex spreadsheets
• Excellent time and task management skills

• ARCS, Star Collect, Aderant, Elite or Legal Billing System experience preferred
• Must be resourceful in developing alternative solutions and meeting deadlines in a real time, fast paced environment

The salary range for this role at the noted RRD location is $17.02-23.46/hour. Starting pay decisionsare determined based on multiple factors including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications,skills, experience, certifications, proficiency, performance, shift, location, and other businessneeds. Typically, roles follow step progressions to a target rate or set increments over time. Depending onthe role, in addition to the hourly rate of pay, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and/or stand-by pay.

• includemedical
• dental
• vision coverage
• paid time off
• disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• lifeinsurance
• other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• plus parental leave
• adoption assistance
• tuition assistance
• employer/partner discounts

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