Senior E-Billing & Receivables Lead

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

endent Care, and Commuter

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks a Senior Billing Specialist to lead e-billing and payment workflows, ensuring accurate posting, reporting, and timely invoicing for clients across the firm.

You will supervise the e-billing and receivables staff, collaborate with the Controller and Accounting team, and drive process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency in a fast-paced government contracting environment.

Qualifications

• Five years of legal billing/receivables experience and in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and billing software; Advanced experience in e-billing.
• Two years of supervisory experience in similar role and ability to assume a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensures accurate observance of e‑billing requirements and processes
• Prepares monthly, semi-monthly and ad-hoc billing reports for internal and external clients
• Ensures timely invoice submission to clients, based on established timelines
• Creates and distributes ad hoc operational and billing reports to management as requested
• Works with Controller and Accounting Department to identify, review and recommend changes to automate or enhance timeliness, accuracy, and efficiency of billing processes
• Supports internal and external auditors as requested
• Supervises e‑billing and receivables staff
• Evaluates e‑billing and receivables staff skill levels, recommends any necessary training/changes
• Provides feedback to staff performance appraisals, develops performance management objectives to address concerns, drives engagement and retention; participates in team hiring and separation decisions
• Delegates assignments and projects to staff as appropriate

Skills

Billing processes

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Analytical/problem solving

Leadership/supervisory

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS Access

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks a Senior Billing Specialist to lead e-billing and payment workflows, ensuring accurate posting, reporting, and timely invoicing for clients across the firm.

You will supervise the e-billing and receivables staff, collaborate with the Controller and Accounting team, and drive process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency in a fast-paced government contracting environment.