Law Firm Billing Specialist - Hybrid (DC)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is seeking a Billing Assistant in its Washington, DC office with hybrid work capabilities. The role handles prebills, e-billing, and AR write-offs, reporting to the Billing Manager and Billing Supervisor.

Qualifications include a 2-year degree (4-year preferred) with accounting/finance focus, and 1 year of law firm billing experience. Strong MS Office skills and excellent communication are required.

Qualifikationen

• Two year degree required, with four year college degree preferred, with specialization in accounting or finance preferred.
• 1 year of law firm billing experience preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with partners, senior management and clients.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Strong service orientation and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, office and firm management.

Aufgaben

• Prepare monthly prebills for distribution to attorneys.
• Audit prebills to ensure proper rates and/or special arrangements are accurate, and enter approved timekeepers in Aderant.
• Communicate with attorneys and secretaries to address any billing questions or report requests.
• Edit, prepare and finalize monthly prebills.
• Work with Collections staff to collect aged accounts receivables.
• Prepare Accounts Receivables write-off according to firm policy.
• Monitor the e-billing process for those clients that are electronically billed to ensure that invoices are submitted.
• Research rejections, handle appeals, and short pays and client payment disputes in a timely fashion.
• Assist in transitioning matters handled by departing attorneys and determine which matters are inactive to facilitate closure where appropriate.
• Verify daily new business e-mails and ensure correct input of information and special billing arrangements for assigned clients.
• Handle incoming and outgoing accounting correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Maintain billing filing system on a monthly basis.
• Serve as a resource for Senior Billing Specialists to answer questions and provide advice.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ausbildung

Two-year degree

Bachelor's degree preferred in accounting or finance

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is seeking a Billing Assistant in its Washington, DC office with hybrid work capabilities. The role handles prebills, e-billing, and AR write-offs, reporting to the Billing Manager and Billing Supervisor.

Qualifications include a 2-year degree (4-year preferred) with accounting/finance focus, and 1 year of law firm billing experience. Strong MS Office skills and excellent communication are required.