Billing Manager

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Billing Manager

The candidate will manage the assigned team, which consists of team leads and billing analysts. Asign work responsibilities; ensuring output quality and timeliness; resolving problems; training and mentoring and assessing work performance. Ensure smooth workflow, equitable assignment distribution and sufficient coverage during busier times, growth, attrition, PTO, etc.. Proactively forge strong working relationships with assigned partners. Provide timely and candid communication on statuses, problems and timelines. Swiftly and effectively resolve billing and other issues. Ensure compliance with firm deadlines and policies. Proactively recommend and implement process, procedural and policy enhancements. Liaise with and support finance functions outside of billing. Develop and conduct training sessions; maintain and enhance process documentation. Promote a positive, energetic culture featuring accountability, strong communication, teamwork, collaboration and excellence. Lead departmental projects and other tasks as assigned. Perform duties with the highest of moral and ethical standards. Develop comprehensive expertise on assigned staff’s billing tasks and the firm’s billing system and ebilling platforms. Understand ebilling processes; liaise with ebilling team to ensure timely billing and problem resolution. Understand and manage key monthly billing dynamics: Prebill run and distribution process; invoice processing; client fee arrangements; billing guidelines; eBilling rejections, timekeepers and rates; matter maintenance; departmental mailboxes, ensuring responses are current and resolved; control reports (prepared not posted, etc.); departmental performance metrics. Provide professional development (training/mentoring). Regular dialogue on performance and timely addressing of performance issues. Provide performance evaluations on assigned staff during the annual evaluation process and provide performance updates to management on an ongoing basis. Participate in recruiting, interviewing and transition of assigned staff. Other duties as required to fully meet the requirements of this position. Bachelor’s Degree preferably in finance, accounting or business administration, strongly preferred. Should have 7+ years of experience working in a legal services environment.

Additional Information

Req ID: 3404387B-4C59-4C8A-A32F-3977F538EBCD

Company info

Dentons
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York
New York
United States 10020-1089
Website : https://www.dentons.com