Accounting and Finance

COLLECTIONS COORDINATOR LAW FIRM TO $70,000.00

Our client is a leading international law firm, with 12 closely integrated offices located in major financial centers around the world.

Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Assistant Controller in charge of client accounting, individual will focus on outstanding receivables, develop and maintain relationships with billing partners, Firm clients and staff. Individual will be responsible for securing payments of outstanding invoices on a timely basis through direct contact with clients via phone, email or reminder letters. Individual will also work closely with partners to coordinate payment strategies and take action under partners' direction. The Collections Coordinator will analyze portfolio and maintain records of historical payments and current receivable balances and prepare client status reports and projections. Individual will also assist with special projects including preparation of spreadsheets or other supporting documents for partners and/or clients. Ongoing responsibilities also include reallocating unapplied funds as well as researching client discrepancies, e.g. short payments, duplicate payments, etc. and working closely with billing specialists concerning status of client accounts.

Requirements:
Applicant should have at least 4 years of work related experience preferably in law or finance with excellent accounting skills.
4-year college degree required with a 3.0 overall GPA (Accounting degree is a plus)
Proficient in Microsoft office and database skills
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
Highly organized with attention to detail
Strong time management and follow-up skills
Must be flexible with the ability to work in a fast paced environment

Billing Liaison - Top Firm - Job 1121

With 1,000 attorneys serving clients from 17 worldwide offices, our client provides a full range of services to their clients around the globe.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1. Liaising between the local billing attorneys/secretaries and the national billing group to ensure the timely and proper submission and receipt of BSRs/bills;
2. Monitoring the delinquent BSRs and following-up with the local billing attorneys/secretaries;
3. Recapping and monitoring the local billing protocols and their execution;
4. Responding to inquiries and requests from local attorneys/secretaries;
5. Reporting on daily cash receipts and its application;
6. Monitoring the timely approval and submission of third party invoices by becoming familiarized with vendors and Paul Hastings' cases they are supporting;
7. Monitoring the submission of the manual soft cost and their exception reports, ensuring manual recoveries are submitted regularly and that the exception reports are corrected and returned to Accounting; and
8. Ensuring the timesheets are entered and closed in Carpe Diem daily or at a minimum by the two Firm deadlines.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination equivalent to:
1. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Finance preferred or three (3) years of Accounting or Finance experience;
2. Five years of general accounting experience; and
3. Five years of legal billing experience.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
1. Generally accepted accounting principles;
2. Proficiency in Excel and Word;
3. Proper grammar and spelling; and
4. Elite or CMS preferred.