This outstanding West Coast headquartered US law firm is looking to hire a new Billing Assistant to join their collaborative London Finance team. The firm is one of the fastest growing London based US law firm’s with a healthy and flexible approach.
- Salary up to £42,000 plus excellent benefits including annual & performance-based bonuses
- Hybrid working – 3 days office / 2 remote
- Chancery Lane
Reporting into the Billing Manager, supporting a small team of Billing Specialists, this is an ideal opportunity for a Billing Assistant / Accounts Assistant with 12 months’ legal experience from an Accounts department, ideally within Billing who is looking to take their career to the next level.
Billing Assistant Key Responsibilities:
- Generate, print and distribute prebills to assigned partners each month
- Follow up with partners to ensure pre-bills are returned by the deadline
- Perform all required prebill edits, including narrative edits, time/cost adjustments and write-offs (in accordance with firm’s policies and procedures)
- Ensure bills meet the agreed client guidelines, generate final invoices and email to clients
- Ensure all filing is completed for finalised invoices and any related correspondence
- Respond to emails, both billing related and other routine inquires in the London Billing inbox
- Work within the team structure and have direct communication with Partners, Associates and PAs
- Generate WIP and other billing reports when required.
- Cover colleagues workload where necessary
Billing Assistant Key Requirements:
- Minimum 12 months current legal billing experience
- Highly numerate
- Some knowledge and awareness of VAT and SAR
- Confident Excel user
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Team player with First class interpersonal communication skills