Billing Manager
Why join our client?
You will report directly to the Head of Operational Finance, working closely with teams across Credit Control, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Compliance, and Purchase Ledger. In this role, you will lead a dynamic team comprising three direct reports: two Revenue Controllers and a Billing Team Leader, who manages an additional six Billing Assistants. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the implementation of a new finance system. Your leadership and expertise will be essential in driving this transformative project to a successful outcome.
How you'll make an impact?
Our client is looking for someone with strong experience in legal finance billing and WIP management, alongside a proven track record of managing end-to-end projects. Key skills include change management, process mapping, and project delivery.
- Accountable for WIP management and reducing WIP days
- Accountable for billing end-end journey
- Day to day management and development of the revenue controllers and Billing team leader
- Working with teams from across the business and to ensure accurate billing facilities, timely cash flow and regulatory compliance
- Working with the financial and legal team to ensure financial policies and procedures are implemented and appropriate financial controls are in place and adhered to
- Establishing an agile customer first culture of continuous improvement
- Prepare & communicate monthly billing targets to partners & case handlers and work with both front & back office to meet these targets
- Develop and maintain tracking and reporting systems to report on WIP and billing variances
- Review processes for efficiency, recommend and execute improvements
- Monthly review of unbilled WIP balances
- Identify neglected unbilled WIP and escalate
- Prepare reports on billing issues identified for partner and/or board awareness as required
- Track contingent WIP value against estimated recoveries to identify valuation issues & ensure that write offs are done on a timely basis for resolved matters
- Assist with the preparation of the valuation of WIP required for tax and fiscal year end purposes
- Responsible for defining team KPIs & driving performance. Comment on trends against actions / initiatives taken
- Create and maintain procedures for any client or matters with special handling requirements.
- Identify write offs and reasons, seek approval, document and ensure executed
- Work with secretarial leads to ensure that legal teams are assisted and supported where required
- Implement and revise process which bring forward billing dates
- Develop and maintain tracking and reporting systems to report on WIP & Billing
- Oversee the execution of complex bills in a timely manner (e.g, multiple discounts, split-party billing, multi matter bills and preparation of electronic bills)
- Oversee the submission of bills electronically to various clients e-billing suites
- Oversee the timely billing and collection of personal disbursement accounts
- Drive operational effectiveness through systems, processes, and resourcing improvements
Why our Client is excited about you
- Legal billing and revenue control experience (3 years minimum)
- Previous project management experience, including change management, process mapping and delivery
- Experience of working with complex billing cases
- Stakeholder Management experience
- Be able to demonstrate continuous process improvement
- Be a strong leader with an ability to coach a team
- Complex E-Billing knowledge including LEDES
- Work well under pressure and to tight deadlines
What you'll get in return
With a warm company culture, the client offers their team an excellent social culture and collaborative culture with a business that genuinely cares about their people.
- £55,000 - £65,000
- Bonus
- Hybrid working 4 days a week
- 27 days holiday + bank holiday
- Other great benefits
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