Senior Billing Manager

Consultative Search Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A large global law firm seeks a Senior Billing Manager to join their dynamic team. This role entails overseeing the entire billing process, supporting revenue management goals, and providing expertise to attorneys and leadership. Candidates should have at least 10 years of accounting experience, including 4 years in law firm billing, and hold a relevant bachelor's degree. The position offers a compensation range of $190,000 to $230,000 per year and may allow for hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of accounting experience with 4 years in law firm billing.
• Ability to understand and work with the firm's billing system.
• Proven ability to interact effectively with all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Support billing attorneys and senior leadership as a subject matter expert.
• Coordinate with the Global Billing team for best practices.
• Provide guidance on billing and collections processes.
• Liaise with Finance Committee for actionable next steps.
• Review revenue-related procedures for efficiency improvements.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial information.

Skills

Knowledge of billing systems

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

A large global law firm seeks a Senior Billing Manager to join their dynamic team. The Senior Billing Manager is an integral part of the firm’s Accounting team. This role will be responsible for supporting the office(s) by leveraging their knowledge and experience of generally accepted billing and revenue management procedures and policies to contribute to and support the firm’s revenue management objectives, while overseeing the end-to-end billing process in the practice office(s), including billing and collection efforts. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Additional Responsibilities

• Acting as a subject matter expert to billing attorneys, senior office and department leadership, and the Finance Committee
• Coordinating with the Global Billing team to implement and administer firmwide billing and inventory management best practices and procedures, and to roll out new software and financial system upgrades
• Providing interpretation, guidance, and assistance to attorneys, paralegals, and staff regarding all aspects of the firm's billing and collections processes
• Acting as a liaison with local Finance Committee members in support of Finance Committee objectives, facilitating the preparation and participation of Finance Committee calls, and facilitating any actionable next steps resulting from calls, with close coordination with the Global Finance Department team supporting the Committee
• Maintaining a continuing review of revenue-related procedures to assess areas for improved efficiency and resource allocation, and proactively suggesting new processes and solutions as needed to achieve the firm’s financial business objectives
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that firm retains

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• A minimum of ten (10) years of increasingly complex accounting experience, including a minimum of four (4) years in law firm billing processes and practices
• Possess thorough knowledge and understanding of the firm’s billing system or the ability to develop such knowledge and understanding
• Exhibit well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus

Compensation: $190,000-$230,000 per year