Legal Billing Supervisor

Consultative Search Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A large global professional services firm is seeking a legal billing professional to join their dynamic team. The role requires acting as a liaison among billing and client staff, ensuring effective communication and support. Candidates should have at least six years of general accounting experience and five years in law firm billing processes. A high school diploma is required, with a preference for a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. This position offers the chance to work within a collaborative environment in New York, NY.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills are necessary.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities are essential.
• Demonstrated capacity for inspiring motivation and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison among billing staff, clients, and internal teams.
• Ensure customer billing requests are met and update them on status.
• Participate in Finance Committee calls and document actionable outcomes.
• Manage and correct billing submissions with eBilling team.
• Review proformas and manage sensitive financial data.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to inspire and motivate

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field

Tools

Elite 3E

Professional services billing operations systems

Job description

A large global professional services firm has an opening for a strong legal billing professional to join their dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a liaison between the billing attorney/secretarial staff, practice office billing staff, and clients’ staff by providing expert-level subject matter support and responding to internal and external inquiries in a timely manner
• Communicating with customers to ensure their requests from the billing staff are being met, updating customers on the status of tasks and/or projects, and liaising with global Billing teams to provide local-level logistical and technical support
• Liaising with local Finance Committee members in support of Finance Committee objectives, and preparing for and participating in quarterly Finance Committee calls and facilitating any actionable next steps resulting from calls
• Liaising with the eBilling team to ensure corrective action is in place for future submissions
• Generating and reviewing proformas from Elite 3E (pre-existing or generating new charges)
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information
  

Experience

• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others
• Display the ability to foster a growth mindset and drive continuous improvement
• A high school diploma or equivalent, preferably a bachelor's degree or an equivalent in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field
• A minimum of six (6) years of experience in general accounting practices, including a minimum of five (5) years’ experience with law firm billing processes and practices
• Prior experience with a professional services billing operations system, preferably