Location:ย Dallas or Houston
Schedule: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri
FLSA:ย Non-Exempt
Position Type:ย Full-Time/Regular
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We are currently seeking a Billing Specialist in our Finance department, reporting directly to the Revenue Manager and Revenue Supervisor.ย
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The position will reside in the Dallas or Houston office, with hybrid work capabilities, and will be responsible for preparing monthly pre-bills, maintaining billing filing system, working with Collections staff to collect aged accounts receivables, monitoring the e-billing process, and ensuring that special billing arrangements are carried out. The Billing Specialist is expected to perform all responsibilities with a commitment to providing superior service to the firmโs clients, attorneys, advisors and staff, and maintaining an atmosphere of teamwork and continuous improvement.ย
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Key responsibilities of this position include:ย
- Prepare monthly prebills for distribution to attorneys.
- Monitor local monthly billable WIP and report status to management.
- Communicate with attorneys and secretaries to address any billing questions or report requests.
- Edit, prepare and finalize monthly prebills.ย
- Work with Collections staff to collect aged accounts receivables.
- Monitor the e-billing process for those clients that are electronically billed to ensure that invoices are successfully submitted.
- Verify daily new business memo and ensure correct input of information and special billing arrangements for assigned clients.ย
- Handle incoming and outgoing accounting correspondence.ย ย
- Maintain billing filing system on a monthly basis.
- Assist with various time and billing reports as needed.
Qualifications (Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):
- High school diploma required.
- College degree with specialization in accounting or finance preferred.
- Minimum of one year of experience required, law firm billing experience preferred.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Outlook.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to read, comprehend and follow instructions.
- Ability to work independently and with a team.
- Strong service orientation and an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, office and firm management, and outside business partners.
- Ability to use critique of work to improve performance.
- Identify issues and problems with assignments.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adjust to changing priorities in a professional manner.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects with specific deadlines; strong attention to detail.
- Ability to deal with stress around deadlines.
- Commitment to the office and firm.
- Commitment to professional growth and development.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP participates in E-Verify for purposes of verifying employment eligibility.ย
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