We are currently recruiting for a Billing Clerk to add to our accounting department.

Key Responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Work closely with legal professionals to manage the manual and e-billing process from beginning to end;
• Review and edit pre-bills based on lawyers’ instructions, client specifications and firm policies and procedures;
• Review and edit accounts for accuracy and compliance to outside counsel guidelines;
• Prepare electronic bills in LEDES (Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard) format and submit to client e-billing platform;
• Track status of bills submitted, identify issues and work with colleagues to address invoices failed on submission and deductions as they arise;
• Working closely with lawyers and other firm members to ensure proper submission and revising of budgets on e-billing platforms;
• Manage appeal process including review monthly deduction report, prepare and submit appeals to client and determine write-offs;
• Generate billing client/matter reports as required,
• Submit Online Budgets as required;
• Following up on outstanding WIP and WIP Issues;
• Work with external billing providers to resolve e-billing issues.
• Assist with training of client guidelines

The ideal candidates will:

• Have at least 4-5 years of billing experience
• Experience in a legal accounting environment is required;
• Extensive experience using, and advanced understanding, of Microsoft Office (including Word and Excel) and financial software (ProLaw would be considered an asset)
• Experience with third party e-billing software such as TyMetrix, Legal Tracker, Serengeti and Bottomline Technologies;
• Have strong analytical skills and have an extremely high attention to detail;
• Be flexible, time conscious and deadline oriented;
• Have demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and is highly organized;
• Have considered themselves consummate professionals who work well under pressure;
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, proven ability to interact effectively with both internal and external clients
• Have an ongoing commitment to learning and can adapt to change;
• Be capable of working very closely with a department, but is also capable of working well independently.